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Sillago suezensis

Golani, Fricke & Tikochinski, 2013
Chordata » Perciformes » Sillaginidae » Sillago suezensis
Common name (English)
Northern whiting, Suez canal sillago
Common name (Turkish)
Sivriburunlu gümüş balığı
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Northern Red Sea (Gulf of Suez, Egypt) and southeastern Mediterranean Sea with southeastern Aegean Sea (Egypt, Israel, Lebanon, Turkey). 38858 0

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Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual

First detection year
2009
Online resource
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=67275
Pathway
6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat
5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water
Other notes

Sillago suezensis ex S. sihama

1st Med record: 1975

1st Med country: Lebanon

References

Katsanevakis S, Tsiamis K, Ioannou G, Michailidis N, Zenetos A (2009) Inventory of alien marine species of Cyprus (2009). Mediterranean Marine Science 10(2): 109–133. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.113

Michail C, Crocetta F, Zenetos A, Langeneck J, Tsiamis K, Tiralongo F, Kletou D, Constantinou G, Cai LL, Vasiliades L, Rousou M, Katsanevakis S, Tanduo V, Hadjieftychiou SI, Papageorgiou IV, Kleitou P (2026) Marine non-indigenous species of Cyprus: pathways, introduction dynamics, spatial patterns, and policy implications. Biological Invasions 28(97). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-026-03814-6

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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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