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Charybdis (Goniohellenus) longicollis

Leene, 1938
Arthropoda » Decapoda » Portunidae » Charybdis longicollis
Common name (English)
Lesser swimming crab
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

East Africa 2610 0; Indian Ocean 680 2; Indian Ocean 375 0; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 815 3; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 5851 0; Madagascar 345 1; Madagascar 23 0; Mediterranean Sea 1618 0; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 612 2; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 4484 0; North Atlantic Ocean 645 2; North Atlantic Ocean 349 0; Seychelles 500 1; Seychelles 1623 0; Tanzania 529 1; Tanzania 22 0; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 928 3; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 19906 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
1969
Online resource
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107383
Pathway
6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat ballast water – Ballast
5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water
Pathway detail

Suez Canal

Other notes

1st Med record: 1954

1st Med country: Turkey

References

Lewinsohn CH, Holthuis LB (1986) The Crustacea Decapoda of Cyprus. Zoologische Verhandelingen 230: 1-64.

Galil BS, Froglia C, Noel PY (2002) CIESM Atlas of Exotic Crustaceans in the Mediterranean. Volume 2: Crustacean Decapods and Stomatopods, Briand F (Ed). Monaco: CIESM Publishers.

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

Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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