Pterois volitans/miles
Pterois volitans/miles
(lionfish)
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26 results for Pterois volitans/miles (lionfish)
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Specimen IDCountryStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
1884181 United States of AmericaFL Gulf of America, approximately 45 miles south of Mexico Beach canal2025 32004300 Northern Gulf of Americaestablished
1885945 United States of AmericaFL Gulf of Mexico, Black Coral Rock, just northwest of Dry Tortugas NP2025 32007000 Floridianestablished
1895554 United States of AmericaFLBroward[No locality description provided; coordinates obscured by collector]2025 03090206 Florida Southeast Coast 
1893072 United States of AmericaFLBroward[No locality description provided]2025 03090206 Florida Southeast Coast 
1884276 United States of AmericaFLBrowardAtlantic Ocean, Deerfield Beach, Turtle Reef2025 03090206 Florida Southeast Coastestablished
1884277 United States of AmericaFLBrowardAtlantic Ocean, Deerfield Beach, Turtle Reef2025 03090206 Florida Southeast Coastestablished
1863557 United States of AmericaFLEscambiaFlorida, Pensacola Bay, Ft. Pickens Jetty2025 03140105 Pensacola Bayestablished
1863541 United States of AmericaFLMiami-DadeAtlantic Ocean, Florida, Miami Beach, South Point Park2025 32007000 Floridianestablished
1878357 United States of AmericaFLMiami-DadeAtlantic Ocean, Florida, North Miami Beach artificial reef near 80th St2025 03090206 Florida Southeast Coast 
1757685 United States of AmericaFLMiami-DadeAtlantic Ocean, Florida, off of Miami River Walk trail where the Miami River empties into Biscayne Bay. In front of Miami Circle National Historical Landmark2025 03090206 Florida Southeast Coast 
1757872 United States of AmericaFLMiami-DadeAtlantic Ocean, Miami Beach, off a sea wall2025 03090206 Florida Southeast Coastestablished
1893166 United States of AmericaFLMonroe[No locality description provided]2025 03090203 Florida Bay-Florida Keys 
1884207 United States of AmericaFLMonroeAquarium dive site near Key Largo2025 03090203 Florida Bay-Florida Keysestablished
1878355 United States of AmericaFLMonroeAtlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Bahia Honda State Park, next to marina2025 03090203 Florida Bay-Florida Keysestablished
1884278 United States of AmericaFLMonroeAtlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Bahia Honda State Park, next to marina2025 03090203 Florida Bay-Florida Keysestablished
1886819 United States of AmericaFLMonroeAtlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Fort Zachary Taylor State Park, just off the beach2025 03090203 Florida Bay-Florida Keysestablished
1886034 United States of AmericaFLMonroeAtlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Molasses Reef, Permit Ledge2025 32007000 Floridianestablished
1886547 United States of AmericaFLMonroeAtlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, Sugarloaf Key2025 03090203 Florida Bay-Florida Keysestablished
1872948 United States of AmericaFLMonroeAtlantic Ocean, Key West, off western side of Mule Key (mangrove island)2025 03090203 Florida Bay-Florida Keysestablished
1872949 United States of AmericaFLMonroeAtlantic Ocean, Key West, off western side of Mule Key (mangrove island)2025 03090203 Florida Bay-Florida Keysestablished
1893200 United States of AmericaFLPalm Beach[No locality description provided; coordinates obscured by collector]2025 03090206 Florida Southeast Coast 
1895193 United States of AmericaFLPalm Beach[No locality description provided]2025 03090206 Florida Southeast Coast 
1893110 United States of AmericaFLPalm Beach[No locality description provided]2025 03090206 Florida Southeast Coast 
1886818 United States of AmericaFLPalm BeachAtlantic Ocean, Florida, Blue Heron Bridge2025 03090206 Florida Southeast Coastestablished
1886611 United States of AmericaFLPalm BeachAtlantic Ocean, northeast of Lake Worth Inlet2025 03090206 Florida Southeast Coast 
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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [1/13/2026].

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