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Lagocephalus sceleratus

(Gmelin, 1789)
Chordata » Tetraodontiformes » Tetraodontidae » Lagocephalus sceleratus
Common name (English)
Silver-cheeked toadfish
Common name (Greek)
Λαγοκέφαλος
Common name (Turkish)
Balon balığı
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Indo-West Pacific (Ref. 4919). Lessepsian migrant to the Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 55043). 111754 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

Invasive

First detection year
2004
Online resource
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=4761
Pathway
6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat
Other notes

1st Med record: 2003

1st Med country: Turkey

References

DFMR (2006) Toxic Fish. Technical Report 427/2006, Department of Fisheries and Marine Research, Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Nicosia, Cyprus"

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
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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