| Specimen ID | 1657517 |
| Group | Marine Fishes |
| Genus | Pterois |
| Species | volitans/miles |
| Common Name | lionfish |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio de Janeiro |
| Locality | Atlantic Ocean, Brazil, Arraial do Cabo, Cabo Frio Island, Saco das Neves |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 11 |
| Collection Month | 2 |
| Collection Year | 2016 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | unknown |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 35745 |
| Author: | Luiz, O.J., W.C.R. dos Santos, A.P. Marceniuk, L.A. Rocha, S.R. Floeter, C.E. Buck, A.G.C. de M. Klautau and C.E.L. Ferreira |
| Date: | 2021 |
| Title: | Multiple lionfish (Pterois spp.) new occurences along the Brazilian coast confirm the invasion pathway into the Southern Atlantic |
| Journal: | Biological Invasions |
| Volume: | 24 |
| Pages: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02575-8(0123456789().,-volV)( 01234567 |
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| Comments | Depth = 10 m. Habitat = reef. Specimen was first observed at site called Anequium near the collected site on 3/1/2015. It was collected 11 months later on 2/11/2016 (confirmed to be same specimen by comparing photographs of the fish) |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Disposal | Federal University of the Espirito Santo State, Brazil |
| Museum Cat Number | CIUFES 4188 |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Size | 25 cm TL |
