| Specimen ID | 253783 |
| Group | Marine Fishes |
| Genus | Pterois |
| Species | volitans/miles |
| Common Name | lionfish |
| Country | Dominican Republic |
| State | DO |
| Locality | Atlantic Ocean, Dominican Republic, National Submarine Park of Monte Cristi, La Piedra de Kikim (dive site) |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Greater Antilles |
| HUC8 Number | 32006500 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 24 |
| Collection Month | 5 |
| Collection Year | 2008 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 18044 |
| Author: | Guerrero, K.A., and A. Luis Franco |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Title: | First record for the Indo-Pacific red lionfish Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) for the Domincan Republic. |
| Journal: | Aquatic Invasions |
| Volume: | 3 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 255-256 |
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| Comments | The lionfish was first sighted in the park May 20, 2008 and the photograph (presented in the paper) was taken May 24, 2008. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
| Number Collected | 1 |
