Pterois volitans/miles
Pterois volitans/miles
(lionfish)
Marine Fishes
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57 results for Pterois volitans/miles (lionfish)
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Specimen IDCountryStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
1655350 BarbadosChrist Church Caribbean Sea, Barbados, Worthing Beach2021  established
1715077 BrazilAmapá Great Amazon Reef System (GARS), State of Amapá, Brazil2021 32007200 Amazonia 
1715081 BrazilAmapá Great Amazon Reef System (GARS), State of Amapá, Brazil.2021 32007200 Amazonia 
1715078 BrazilAmapá Great Amazon Reef System (GARS), State of Amapá, Brazil.2021 32007200 Amazonia 
1715079 BrazilAmapá Great Amazon Reef System (GARS), State of Amapá, Brazil.2021 32007200 Amazonia 
1715080 BrazilAmapá Great Amazon Reef System (GARS), State of Amapá, Brazil.2021 32007200 Amazonia 
1715082 BrazilAmapá Great Amazon Reef System (GARS), State of Amapá, Brazil.2021 32007200 Amazonia 
1715083 BrazilAmapá Great Amazon Reef System (GARS), State of Amapá, Brazil.2021 32007200 Amazonia 
1715084 BrazilAmapá Great Amazon Reef System (GARS), State of Amapá, Brazil.2021 32007200 Amazonia 
1715076 BrazilAmapá Great Amazon Reef System (GARS), State of Amapá, Brazil.2021 32007200 Amazonia 
1715047 BrazilPernambuco Fernando de Noronha Marine National Park2021 32007400 Fernando de Naronha and Atoll das Rocasestablished
1657108 Dominican RepublicDO Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic, Catalina Island, Aquarium (dive site)2021 32006500 Greater Antillesestablished
1657109 Dominican RepublicDO Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic, Catalina Island, The Wall dive site2021  established
1657110 Dominican RepublicDO Caribbean Sea, Dominican Republic, Las Terrenas, Portillo Beach2021  established
1754362 JamaicaJM Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, near Negril2021 32006500 Greater Antilles 
1658551 Turks and Caicos IslandsTC Caribbean Sea, Turks and Caicos, Providenciales, just east of Smiths's Reef and west of Bight Reef, Turtle Cove2021 32006300 Bahamianestablished
1757950 United States of AmericaFLBroward[No locality description provided]2021 03090206 Florida Southeast Coast 
1757930 United States of AmericaFLBroward[No locality description provided]2021 03090206 Florida Southeast Coast 
1657508 United States of AmericaFLBrowardAtlantic Ocean, Florida, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea2021 03090206 Florida Southeast Coastestablished
1657211 United States of AmericaFLBrowardAtlantic Ocean, Florida, Sea Ranch club A condo2021 03090206 Florida Southeast Coastestablished
1657589 United States of AmericaFLEscambiaGulf of America, Florida, Escambia County, Big Lagoon2021 03140107 Perdido Bayestablished
1658229 United States of AmericaFLFranklinGulf of America, Florida, St. George Island2021 03130014 Apalachicola Bayestablished
1680275 United States of AmericaFLFranklinGulf of America, St. George Island2021 03130014 Apalachicola Bayestablished
1658228 United States of AmericaFLMiami-DadeAtlantic Ocean, Florida, Biscayne National Park, mangroves near Adams Key2021 03090206 Florida Southeast Coastestablished
1656770 United States of AmericaFLMiami-DadeAtlantic Ocean, Florida, Virginia Key, RSMAS bridge2021 03090206 Florida Southeast Coastestablished
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