Species Regional Summary
Pterois volitans
None ( SA-II )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Arraial do Cabo/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (5/10/2014, Ferreira et al. 2015, 1 specimen, 22°57'8.69"S, 42° 0'32.71"W)

Geographic Extent

Arraial do Cabo/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (5/10/2014, Ferreira et al. 2015, 1 specimen, 22°57'8.69"S, 42° 0'32.71"W, genetically related to Caribbean populations); Cabo Frio Island/Brazil/Atlanitc Ocean (3/1/2015, Luiz et al. 2021, Lat-22.980, Lon-41.984)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Natural Dispersal

Regional Impacts

References

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