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Saurida lessepsianus

Russell, Golani & Tikochinski, 2015
Chordata » Aulopiformes » Synodontidae » Saurida lessepsianus
Common name (English)
Brushtooth lizardfish
Common name (Greek)
Λεποσκαρμός
Common name (Turkish)
Mırlan balığı
Ηabitat
A: Marine

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
1960
Online resource
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=67904
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: 1952

1st Med country: Turkey

References

Ben Tuvia A (1962) Collection of fishes from Cyprus. Bulletin of the Research Council of Israel, 11B: 132-145.

Katsanevakis S, Tsiamis K, Ioannou G, Michailidis N, Zenetos A (2009) Inventory of alien marine species of Cyprus (2009). Mediterranean Marine Science 10:109-133. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.113

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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