Distribution

This is the current known distribution of Pterois volitans based on occurrence data in the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, as well as distribution records in the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS).

Invasiveness

According to WoRMS, Pterois volitans is reported to be invasive or of concern in the following areas:

Locality	Establishment	Invasiveness
Bermudian part of the North Atlantic Ocean	alien	invasive
Honduran part of the Caribbean Sea	alien	invasive
Venezuelan part of the Caribbean Sea	alien	invasive
Caribbean Sea	alien	invasive
Bahamas part of the North Atlantic Ocean	alien	invasive
Cuban part of the Caribbean Sea	alien	invasive
Dominican Republic part of the North Atlantic Ocean	alien	invasive
Jamaican part of the Caribbean Sea	alien	invasive
United States part of the North Atlantic Ocean	alien	invasive
Virgin Islands part of the Caribbean Sea	alien	invasive
Cayman Islands part of the Caribbean Sea	alien	invasive
Mexican part of the Caribbean Sea	alien	of_concern
Puerto Rican part of the Caribbean Sea	alien	invasive
Guadeloupe & Martinique part of the Caribbean Sea	alien	invasive
United States part of the Gulf of Mexico	alien	invasive
Mexican part of the Gulf of Mexico	alien	invasive

Recent detections

	Taxon	Area	Confidence	Best hit	Reads	Names	Risk	Status	Detected	Marker
No alerts found.

Risk analyses

Area-specific risk analyses for Pterois volitans are listed below.

	Taxon	Area	Native	Introduced	Invasive	Global impact	Thermal	Priority list	Level
	Pterois volitans Chordata > Teleostei > Scorpaenidae WoRMS: 159559 GISD: 1050 CABI: 109158	Fiji							medium

Priority lists

Pterois volitans is included in the following priority lists.

Name	URL	Species	Areas
No lists found.