First record of the Radial Lionfish, Pterois radiata Cuvier, 1829 (Scorpaeniformes, Scorpaenidae), for Kosrae, Micronesia

By

Hayes, Floyd E

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-9-8

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

16

Series / Issue

Issue: 5

Pages

1125--1128

Subjects

Geographic distribution , marine fish , Pacific Ocean , range extension

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/16.5.1125

 

Abstract

The Radial Lionfish, Pterois radiata Cuvier, 1829, is widely distributed across the tropical Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean and has been previously documented from most of the major island groups of Micronesia, but not from Kosrae. On 21 June 2014 an adult P. radiata was photographed in shallow water along the eastern edge of Blue Hole near Lelu village, Kosrae, Micronesia, providing the first documented record for Kosrae.