[Coral-List] Maximum length RE: Lionfish.

[Sarah Frias-Torres]

John,In Fish Base, max length reported for red lionfish (Pterois volitans), the species invading now the Atlantic, is 38 cm. That will be a bit over 1 foot. The same number is indicated in the FL Museum of Natural History page (although they show as 380 mm).I don't know about the report in Dive Training magazine: What was their reference for the 1 m (=100 cm) maximum total length?If anyone in this forum can validate such max length, please let us know.
Here is the Fish Base linkhttp://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=5195&genusname=Pterois&speciesname=volitans&AT=pterois+volitans&lang=English
Here is the FL Museum linkhttp://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/descript/redlionfish/rlionfish.html

Sarah Frias-Torres, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Scholar &Schmidt Research Vessel Institute Postdoctoral Fellowhttp://independent.academia.edu/SarahFriasTorresOcean Research & Conservation Association 1420 Seaway Drive, 2nd Floor Fort Pierce, Florida 34949 USA http://www.teamorca.org



> Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:16:03 -0500
> From: jware at erols.com
> To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
> Subject: [Coral-List] Lionfish.
> 
> Hello to all,
> 
> Speaking of lionfish, a recent article in Dive Training magazine 
> mentioned lionfish being up to 1 m long (presumably 1 meter).  Was this 
> a  misprint or has a fish this long actually been observed and measured??
> 
> John
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