Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID251504
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusPterois
Speciesvolitans/miles
Common Namelionfish
CountryCuba
StateCU
LocalityCaribbean Sea, Cuba, Province of Santiago de Cuba, Baconao (a biosphere reserve)
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameGreater Antilles
HUC8 Number32006500
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month6
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:17879
Author:Chevalier, Pedro P., Elena Gutierrez, Diana Ibarzabal, Sara Romero, Victor Isla, Julio Calderin, and Ernesto Hernandez
Date:2008
Title:Primer registro de Pterois volitans (Pisces: Scorpaenidae) para aquas cubanas.
Journal:Solenodon
Volume:7
Pages:37-40
Record TypeLiterature
Disposalbeing held in private aquarium
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1


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