Apogonichthyoides pharaonis

(Bellotti, 1874)

Chordata » Perciformes » Apogonidae » Apogonichthyoides pharaonis

Common name (English)

Pharaoh cardinalfish

Common name (Greek)

Καρδινάλιος του Φαραώ

Common name (Turkish)

Kardinal balığı

Ηabitat

A: Marine

Global distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Suez. Migrated to the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal (Ref. 5385, 93646). 61789 0

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Habitat detail

Adults of the species can be found inshore and on deep offshore reefs.

Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year

1964

Online resource

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=60362

Pathway

6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat

5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water

Pathway detail

Suez Canal

Other notes

1st Med record: 1947

1st Med country: Israel

References

Demetropoulos A, Neoclecous D (1969) The fishes and crustaceans of Cyprus. Fisheries Bulletin, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fisheries Department 1: 1-21.

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

iNaturalist (2025) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/295096774

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