Specimen Information

Rachycentron canadum
Rachycentron canadum
(Cobia)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1247483
GroupFishes
GenusRachycentron
Speciescanadum
Common NameCobia
CountryColombia
StateCOL
LocalityPunta Ají, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePanama Bight
HUC8 Number32017000
Map
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Collection Day8
Collection Month10
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28501
Author:Castellanos-Galindo, G.A., R. Baos, and L.A. Zapata
Date:2016
Title:Mariculture-induced introduction of cobia Rachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766), a large predatory fish, in the Tropical Eastern Pacific
Journal:BioInvasions Records
Volume:5
Issue:1
Pages:55-58
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1
Size54 cm TL


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