Specimen Information

Pterois volitans/miles
Pterois volitans/miles
(lionfish)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1418461
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusPterois
Speciesvolitans/miles
Common Namelionfish
CountryBahamas
StateNew Providence
LocalityAtlantic Ocean, Bahamas, Nassau, Lyford Cay
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBahamian
HUC8 Number32006300
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year2010
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:29906
Author:Albins, M.A., and M.A. Hixon
Date:2013
Title:Worst case scenario: potential long-term effects of invasive predatory lionfish (Pterois volitans) on Atlantic and Caribbean coral-reef communities.
Journal:Marine Ecology Progress Series
Volume:367
Pages:233-238
Reference 2
Ref. Number:30404
Author:Gress, E., Andradi-Brown, D.A., Woodall, L., Schofield, P.J., Stanley, K., and A.D. Rogers.
Date:2017
Title:Lionfish (Pterois spp.) invade the upperbathyal zone in the western Atlantic
Journal:PeerJ
Volume:1
Pages:1-15
CommentsMax depth = 300 m.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine


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