Equulites klunzingeri

(Steindachner, 1898)

Chordata » Perciformes » Leiognathidae » Equulites klunzingeri

Common name (English)

Klunzinger's ponyfish

Common name (Greek)

Σαπουνόψαρο

Common name (Turkish)

Eski balığı

Ηabitat

A: Marine

Global distribution

Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea: Tunisia eastwards. Immigrant from the Red Sea through the Suez Canal. 173920 0

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Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year

1961

Online resource

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=27024

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: 1924

1st Med country: Egypt

References

Foderà V (1961) Report to the government of Cyprus on fishery development possibilities. Expanded Program of Technical Assistance, FAO, Report No 1436.

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