Reference List

This list includes references used to derive specimen records as well as those with scientific name Platax orbicularis listed in key words.

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REFTypeCut-and-Paste Reference
13808 News Associated Press. 2004. Divers recapture exotic fish seen as threat to Keys reef natives. Miami Herald. June 8, 2004.
13816 News Associated Press. 2004. Officials put bite on exotic fish. Miami Herald. June 6, 2004.
13819 News Cocking, S. 2004. Exotic species going to aquarium in Tampa. Miami Herald. June 9, 2004.
17775 Database REEF. 2008. Exotic Species Sighting Program and Volunteer Survey Project Database. Reef Environmental Education Foundation.
13464 Web Page The Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF). 2002. Exotic species sighting program. http://www.reef.org/programs/exotic.


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/5/2025].

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