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Plotosus lineatus

(Thunberg, 1787)
Chordata » Siluriformes » Plotosidae » Plotosus lineatus
Common name (English)
Barbel-eel catfish, striped eel catfish
Ηabitat
A: Marine

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2022
Online resource
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=4706
Pathway
6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat
5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water
References

Beton D, Huseyinoglu MF (2022) First record of Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787) from Cyprus. In: Tiralongo F, Akyol O, Al Mabruk SA, Battaglia P, Beton D, Bitlis B, Borg JA, Bouchoucha M, Cinar ME, Crocetta F, Dragicevic B, Jdulcic JD, Evangelopoulos A, Jevans J, Fortic A, Gauff RP, Georgiadis CG, Gokoglu M, Daniele Grech D, Guy-Haim T, Huseyinoglu MF, Lombardo A, Marletta G, Mastrototaro F, Montesanto F, Nunes F, Ozgul A, Ozturk B, Rammou D-L, Scuderi D, Terbiyik Kurt T, Trainito E, Trkov D, Ulman A, Unal V, Velasquez X (2022) New Alien Mediterranean Biodiversity Records (August 2022). Mediterranean Marine Science 23(3): 725–747. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.31228

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

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