First record of the red lionfish, Pterois volitans, on the coast of Tabasco, Mexico

Authors

  • Armando T. Wakida-Kusunoki Instituto Nacional de Pesca, Centro Regional de Investigación Acuícola y Pesquera de Yucalpetén. Boulevard del Pescador s/n Esq. Antigua Carr. a Chelem Yucalpetén, 97320. Yucatán
  • Luis Enrique Amador del Ángel Universidad Autónoma del Carmen. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Centro de Investigación de Ciencias Ambientales (CICA). Av. Laguna de Términos s/n Col. Renovación 2da Sección, Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, 24155. México

Keywords:

Invasive species, lionfish, Southeastern Mexico, Tabasco

Abstract

Two specimens of lionfish Pterois volitans were found for the first time on the south coast of Tabasco in southeastern Mexico. This was the fifth time that this fish has been located on the Mexican coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The presence of lionfish on the Tabasco coast of Mexico is discussed.

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Wakida-Kusunoki, A. T., & Amador del Ángel, L. E. (2016). First record of the red lionfish, Pterois volitans, on the coast of Tabasco, Mexico. HIDROBIOLÓGICA, 25(2), 307–309. Retrieved from https://hidrobiologica.izt.uam.mx/hidrobiologica/index.php/revHidro/article/view/489

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Nota Científica