Open AccessPRESENCIA DEL PEZ LEÓN, PTEROIS VOLITANS (ACTINOPTERYGII: SCORPAENIDAE), EN EL DEPARTAMENTO DE LA GUAJIRA, MAR CARIBE DE COLOMBIA
Author(s) -
Héctor Martínez-Viloria,
Anderson Rosado Gómez,
Arturo Acero P.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
boletin de investigaciones marinas y costeras/boletín de investigaciones marinas y costeras
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2590-4671
pISSN - 0122-9761
DOI - 10.25268/bimc.invemar.2011.40.2.125
Subject(s) - scorpaenidae , actinopterygii , geography , peninsula , pelagic zone , fishery , humanities , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , archaeology , philosophy
The red lionfih was captured in the northeast Colombian Caribbean, in “El Yoyo” fihing ground, located in La Guajira peninsula (Riohacha). The Guajira continental shelf, located between Santa Marta and Venezuela, should be a stepping area for lionfih pelagic larvae.