| Specimen ID | 1456578 |
| Group | Marine Fishes |
| Genus | Pterois |
| Species | volitans/miles |
| Common Name | lionfish |
| Country | Cuba |
| State | CU |
| Locality | Caribbean Sea, Cuba, Jardines de la Reina |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Greater Antilles |
| HUC8 Number | 32006500 |
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| Collection Day | 1 |
| Collection Month | 1 |
| Collection Year | 2018 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | established |
| Comments | 11 dives between 1 and 5 Jan 2018 on the seaward side of Cayo Caballones, Cayo Anclitas, and Cayo Cachiboca in the Jardines de la Reina, Cuba, while with an Ocean for Youth Foundation dive trip aboard Aggressor 1 dive boat. The dives ranged from about 25' to 95', were 40 to 70 minutes long, and I counted all the lionfishes I saw. I counted 2 lionfishes on 1 dive, 1 lionfish each on 6 dives, and no lionfish on 4 dives. The 18 other divers with me also reported seeing few lionfishes, but everyone saw some. There certainly are not a lot of lionfishes there. I do not know whether that is because the local divers are killing them (which they do to feed the sharks), or because the large predaceous fish there are eating them, especially as juveniles, or for some other reason. |
| Record Type | Personal communication |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
| Number Collected | 8 |
| Size | 20 cm |
