| Specimen ID | 266736 |
| Group | Marine Fishes |
| Genus | Pterois |
| Species | volitans/miles |
| Common Name | lionfish |
| Country | Mexico |
| State | MX |
| Locality | Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, north of Yucatan Peninsula, Pacharela Reef |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Southern Gulf of Mexico |
| HUC8 Number | 32006900 |
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| Collection Day | 21 |
| Collection Month | 12 |
| Collection Year | 2009 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 18977 |
| Author: | Aguilar-Perera, A., and A. Tuz-Sulub |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Title: | Non-native, invasive Red lionfish (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus, 1758]: Scorpaenidae), is first recorded in the southern Gulf of Mexico, off the northern Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. |
| Journal: | Aquatic Invasions |
| Volume: | 5 |
| Issue: | Supplement 1 |
| Pages: | S9-S12 |
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| Comments | two lionfish seen; one captured and deposited in the fish collection of the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, México (CIR-UADY-1466) |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Disposal | UADY |
| Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
| Number Collected | 2 |
| Size | 13.7 cm TL |
