Species Regional Summary
Pterois volitans
Great South Bay ( M050 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Fire Island Inlet, Long Island/NY/Atlantic Ocean( 2001, 2 stray juveniles, unlikely to survive winter, Whitfield et al. 2002)

Geographic Extent

Fire Island Inlet, Long Island/NY/Atlantic Ocean( 2001, 2 stray juveniles, unlikely to survive winter, Briggs and Waldman 2002; Whitfield et al. 2002); Suffolk County/NY/Shinnecock Bay (2003, Center for Aquatic Resource Studies 2009)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Natural Dispersal

Regional Impacts

References

Full Reference List for Pterois volitans

  • Nemesis (current)
  • Marine Invasions Lab
  • Partner Portals
    Nemesis California Panama Galapagos Cocos Island NP JTMD
    Archived Projects
    Chesapeake
  • Browse Species
    Taxonomic Groups All Species
  • Browse Regions
    States
    Alaska
    Bioregions & Bays
  • News
  • login

Direct questions and comments to nemesis@si.edu.

©