Specimen Information

Cephalopholis argus
Cephalopholis argus
(peacock hind)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID259532
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusCephalopholis
Speciesargus
Common Namepeacock hind
StateHI
CountyMaui
LocalityPacific Ocean, marine waters near Lahaina
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameHawaii
HUC8 Number32515200
Map
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Collection Year2008
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked for sport
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18244
Date:2008
Title:Divers spear 218 invasive reef fish.
Publisher:The Honolulu Adviser
Volume:December 8th, 2008
Comments218 C. argus were collected in a spearfishing tournament specifically targeting non-native marine fish around Lahaina.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected218


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