Upeneus moluccensis

(Bleeker, 1855)

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Common name (English)

Golden banded goatfish

Common name (Greek)

Τουρκομπάρμπουνο, Λοχίας

Common name (Turkish)

Paşa barbunu

Ηabitat

A: Marine

Global distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to New Caledonia; north to Japan. Invaded the eastern Mediterranean from the Red Sea through the Suez Canal. 174729 0

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Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year

1961

Online resource

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=4444

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

1st Med record: 1931

1st Med country: Syria

References

Demetropoulos A, Neocleous D (1969) The fishes and crustaceans of Cyprus. Fish. Bull. Min. Agric. Nat. Res. Cyprus 1: 3-21.

Katsanevakis S, Tsiamis K, Ioannou G, Michailidis N, Zenetos A (2009) Inventory of alien marine species of Cyprus (2009). Mediterranean Marine Science 10(2):109-134. 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