Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID166696
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusPterois
Speciesvolitans/miles
Common Namelionfish
StateGA
LocalityAtlantic Ocean, Georgia, E/SE of Savannah
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCarolinian
HUC8 Number32504200
Map
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Collection Day29
Collection Month2
Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:15617
Author:Meister, H.S., D.M. Wyanski, J.K. Loefer, S.W. Ross, A.M. Quattrini, and K.J. Sulak
Date:2005
Title:Further evidence for the invasion and establishment of Pterois volitans (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae) along the Atlantic Coast of the United States.
Journal:Southeastern Naturalist
Volume:4
Issue:2
Pages:193-206
Comments2 lionfish observed at a depth of 73m.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected2


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