Specimen Information

Rachycentron canadum
Rachycentron canadum
(Cobia)
Fishes
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1474288
GroupFishes
GenusRachycentron
Speciescanadum
Common NameCobia
CountryColombia
LocalityPacific coast of Colombia (north central)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NamePanama Bight
HUC8 Number32017000
Map
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Collection Month3
Collection Year2017
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:32127
Author:Castellanos-Galindo, G. A., Moreno, X., and D. R. Robertson
Date:2018
Title:Risks to eastern Pacific marine ecosystems from sea-cage mariculture of alien Cobia
Journal:Management of Biological Invasions
Volume:9
Issue:3
Pages:3
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1
Size101-120 cm TL
Number of Females1


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