Specimen ID | 251848 |
Group | Marine Fishes |
Genus | Pterois |
Species | volitans/miles |
Common Name | lionfish |
State | NC |
Locality | Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, Hard-bottom Site 2 (general area) |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
Map | |
Collection Day | 4 |
Collection Month | 9 |
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 | 5 fish were observed (photo documentation), 1 fish was collected |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
Number Collected | 6 |