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Upeneus pori

Ben-Tuvia & Golani, 1989
Chordata » Perciformes » Mullidae » Upeneus pori
Common name (English)
Por's goatfish
Common name (Greek)
Τουρκομπάρμπουνο
Common name (Turkish)
Nil barbunu
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Oman, Madagascar, South Africa, Eastern Mediterranean (via Suez Canal). 174573 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2004
Online resource
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=46375
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: 1942

1st Med country: Turkey

References

Tzomos T, Kitsos S, Christodoulou M, Koukouras A, Eleftheriou A (2007) Investigation of the evolution and dispersion rates of the lessepsian Pisces in the Mediterranean. 1st Panhellenic meeting for the invasion of alien aquatic species in the eastern Mediterranean, Heraklion, Crete, 5-6 November 2007.

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

iNaturalist (2025) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/257937235

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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