Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1715084
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusPterois
Speciesvolitans/miles
Common Namelionfish
CountryBrazil
StateAmapá
LocalityGreat Amazon Reef System (GARS), State of Amapá, Brazil.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameAmazonia
HUC8 Number32007200
Map
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Collection Year2021
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:42456
Author:Cintra, I.H.A., D.E.G. Martins, A.G.C.M. Klautau, F.O.A. Junior, K.C.A. Silva, R.A. Nascimento, and F.A. Alves-Junior.
Date:2023
Title:The bioinvasion of lionfish Pterois volitans (Linnaeus-1758) in brazilian waters: an urgent necessity to create strategies to contain the expansion of the species in Brazil
Journal:Contribuciones a Las Ciencias Sociales
Volume:16
Issue:7
Pages:5797-5810
CommentsCollected at a depth of 90m. Bottom classified as sand, rocks, and corals.
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected1
Number Preserved1


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