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Pomadasys stridens

(Forsskål, 1775)
Chordata » Perciformes » Haemulidae » Pomadasys stridens
Common name (English)
Striped piggy
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Indian Ocean: Red Sea, off South Africa, and off western India (37522). Mediterranean Sea: A lessepsian migrant (Ref. 43448). 110805 0

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Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual

First detection year
2014
Online resource
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=7708
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: 1971

1st Med country: Israel

References

Iglesias S, Frotte L (2015) Alien marine fishes in Cyprus: update and new records. Aquatic Invasions 10(4): 425-438. http://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2015.10.4.06

iNaturalist (2025) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54515385

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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