Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1419116
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusPterois
Speciesvolitans/miles
Common Namelionfish
CountryMexico
LocalityGulf of Mexico, Mexico, Campeche, approx 600 m offshore, Los Petenes Biosphere Reserves
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouthern Gulf of Mexico
HUC8 Number32006900
Map
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Collection Month2
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:30652
Author:Sosa-Lopez, A., P. Juarez-Camargo, R. Del Rio-Rodriguez, L.A. Ayala-Perez, C.U. Romero-Herrera, and M.I. Gomez-Solano
Date:2017
Title:First record of invasive red lionfish (Pterois volitans) [Linnaeus, 1758]: Scorpaenidae) in water of a natural protected area from Campeche, Mexico
Journal:El Hombre y su Ambiente Department
Volume:1
Issue:13
Pages:10-15
CommentsDepth = 1 m. Habitat = reef.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1
Size365 mm TL, 701 g


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