[Coral-List] Lionfish length
Doc Radawski
docradawski at gmail.com
Tue Jan 25 11:26:47 EST 2011
Hi John,
Last week one of our dive guides speared a lionfish with an OBL (overall
body length) of 14.5 inches. It is the largest fish, we have taken to date
on the southside of Roatan . The largest lionfish taken by us, prior to this
was 13.5 inches long.
This past week, we have had a report from a diver whom I consider a very
reliable, experienced source. This diver estimated the length of a lionfish,
that he saw, to be in the 20" to 24" length range. We are going to try to
hunt that individual specimen down.
If we are successful, I will let you know.
Sincerely,
Doc Radawski
www.cocoviewresort.com
On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 14:15, John Ware <jware at erols.com> wrote:
> Hi Gang,
>
> Just to add to the confusion, I recieved two inputs to my post about
> lionfish length:
>
> 1- A reply from the author of the article saying it was not a misprint
> and attributed the figure to the head of REEF.
> 2- A note from a representative of REEF who states that the article did
> indeed contain a misprint and should have read "1/2 meter".
>
> John
>
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