Exotic Species Sighting Form | Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF)

Please fill in as much information as possible. REEF will archive all sightings reported (database is separate from REEF's Fish Survey Project Database). Please contact exoticspecies@reef.org for help or questions with the form. Sightings from the REEF Program have been included in the US Geological Survey Non-Indigenous Aquatic Species Database. Lionfish sightings data, submitted to REEF and collected during REEF lionfish research expeditions, have also been included in a range map generated by the USGS to show the progression of the invasion. Thank you for your support in helping us fight non-native species invasions.

Contact Information

Last Name: *

First Name: *

Phone Number:

Email Address: *

REEF Member number (if applicable):

Species Information

Species common name (if known):

Please use information box at the end of the form to describe the fish if identity is unknown.

Species scientific name (if known):

Number of individuals:

Approximate size of individuals (in cm.): cm

Location Information

Location name (dive site):

Country or Island; State if in US: *

(Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, etc.)

Latitude:

in deg min.sec (e.g. 12 25.999)

Longitude:

in deg min.sec (e.g. 12 25.999)

Details

Time of day:

Date:

Length of dive: minutes

Depth of sightings: feet

Temperature: °F

Photo or video:

Collection

Was the fish collected?:

Yes

If collected, please describe how:

If collected, please describe disposal method:

Other notes: