Apogonichthyoides pharaonis
Common name (English)
Pharaoh cardinalfish
Common name (Greek)
Καρδινάλιος του Φαραώ
Common name (Turkish)
Kardinal balığı
Ηabitat
Global distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Suez. Migrated to the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal (Ref. 5385, 93646). 61789 0
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Habitat detail
Adults of the species can be found inshore and on deep offshore reefs.
Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Alien:
First detection year
1964
Online resource
Pathway detail
Suez Canal
Other notes
1st Med record: 1947
1st Med country: Israel
References
Demetropoulos A, Neoclecous D (1969) The fishes and crustaceans of Cyprus. Fisheries Bulletin, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Fisheries Department 1: 1-21.
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