Specimen Information

Pterois volitans/miles
Pterois volitans/miles
(lionfish)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID849476
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusPterois
Speciesvolitans/miles
Common Namelionfish
CountryBrazil
StateRio de Janeiro
LocalityAtlantic Ocean, Brazil, Arraial do Cabo
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEastern Brazil
HUC8 Number32007600
Map
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Collection Day10
Collection Month5
Collection Year2014
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27301
Author:Ferreira, C.E.L., O.J. Luiz, S.R. Floeter, M.B. Lucena, M.C. Barbosa, C.R. Rocha, and L.A. Rocha.
Date:2015
Title:First record of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans) for the Brazilian Coast.
Journal:PLoS ONE
Volume:10
Issue:4
Pages:e0123002. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123002 5 pp.
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalUniversidade Federal do Espírito Santo
Museum Cat NumberCIUFES 3252
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1
Size25 cm TL


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