Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID266736
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusPterois
Speciesvolitans/miles
Common Namelionfish
CountryMexico
StateMX
LocalityGulf of Mexico, Mexico, north of Yucatan Peninsula, Pacharela Reef
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSouthern Gulf of Mexico
HUC8 Number32006900
Map
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Collection Day21
Collection Month12
Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
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
Commentstwo lionfish seen; one captured and deposited in the fish collection of the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, México (CIR-UADY-1466)
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalUADY
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected2
Size13.7 cm TL


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