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Scomberomorus commerson

(Lacepède, 1800)
Chordata » Perciformes » Scombridae » Scomberomorus commerson
Common name (English)
Barred Spanish mackerel
Common name (Greek)
Μάκερελ
Common name (Turkish)
Tombak balığı
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa to Southeast Asia, north to China and Japan and south to southeast Australia, and to Fiji (Ref. 6390). Immigrant to the eastern Mediterranean Sea by way of the Suez Canal. Southeast Atlantic: St. Helena. 113819 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2008
Online resource
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=121
Pathway
6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat
Other notes

1st Med record: 1935

1st Med country: Israel, State of Palestine

References

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

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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
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Akrotiri Environment

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