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Stephanolepis diaspros

Fraser-Brunner, 1940
Chordata » Tetraodontiformes » Monacanthidae » Stephanolepis diaspros
Common name (English)
Reticulated filefish
Common name (Greek)
Χοίρος
Common name (Turkish)
Dikenliçütre balığı
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf (Ref. 3467) to the Red Sea and immigrated via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 11441). 177854 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
1935
Online resource
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=14343
Pathway
6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat
Other notes

1st Med record: 1924

1st Med country: Israel, State of Palestine

References

Hornel J (1935) Report on the fisheries of Palestine. London, Government of Palestine, Crown Agent for the Colonies.

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

Yalgın F, Türker A (2023) Determination of fish diversity in the northern coasts of Cyprus (eastern Mediterranean) by visual census method. Marine Science and Technology Bulletin 12(1): 111-122. https://doi.org/10.33714/masteb.1232007

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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
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Akrotiri Environment

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