Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID244377
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusPterois
Speciesvolitans/miles
Common Namelionfish
CountryBahamas
StateBerry Islands
LocalityAtlantic Ocean, Bahamas, The Berry Islands, Chub Cay, Airport and Truck Lagoon
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBahamian
HUC8 Number32006300
Map
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Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17452
Author:REEF.
Date:2008
Title:Exotic Species Sighting Program and Volunteer Survey Project Database.
Publisher:Reef Environmental Education Foundation.
Volume:March 10, 2008
Comments4/23/07 2 lionfish collected 4/24/07 6 lionfish collected 8/02/07 8 lionfish collected, 10 more observed
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected16


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