Specimen ID | 849056 |
Group | Marine Fishes |
Genus | Pterois |
Species | volitans/miles |
Common Name | lionfish |
State | FL |
County | Palm Beach |
Locality | Atlantic Ocean, Florida, Boynton Beach, Boynton Ledges, 3rd reef |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Floridian |
HUC8 Number | 32007000 |
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Collection Day | 12 |
Collection Month | 8 |
Collection Year | 2013 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 27288 |
Author: | Schofield, P.J. |
Date: | 2015 |
Title: | Florida Atlantic lionfish records, derived from REEF sighting reports |
Publisher: | US Geolgoical Survey |
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Comments | Specimen killed and was dissected at home. Had two 1/2in fish in stomach. Water depth = 95 ft. Found next to reef, laying in sand looking dead but was quite alive. |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Marine |
Number Collected | 1 |
Size | 12.065 cm |