| Specimen ID | 251731 |
| Group | Marine Fishes |
| Genus | Pterois |
| Species | volitans/miles |
| Common Name | lionfish |
| State | NC |
| Locality | Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, Cape Lookout, 18 miles east, Atlas Tanker (wreck) |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Carolinian |
| HUC8 Number | 32504200 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 31 |
| Collection Month | 8 |
| Collection Year | 2001 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 13502 |
| Author: | Whitfield, P.E., T. Gardner, S.P. Vives, M.R. Gilligan, W.R. Courtenay, Jr., G.C. Ray, and J.A. Hare |
| Date: | 2002 |
| Title: | Biological invasion of the Indo-Pacific lionfish (Pterois volitans) along the Atlantic coast of North America. |
| Journal: | Marine Ecology Progress Series |
| Volume: | 235 |
| Pages: | 289-297 |
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| Comments | Video documentation |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
| Number Collected | 1 |
