Atherinomorus forskalii
Western Indian Ocean: endemic to the Red Sea and has invaded the eastern Mediterranean through the Suez Canal. 161844 0
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Shallow waters close to the coast, near the surface.
Alien:
Suez Canal
1st Med record: 1902
1st Med country: Egypt
Norman JR (1929) Notes on the fishes of the Suez Canal. Proceedings of the Zoological Society, London, 2: 616. | 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 10:109-133. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.113
Iglesias S, Frotte L (2015) Alien marine fishes in Cyprus: update and new records. Aquatic Invasions 10: 425-438. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2015.10.4.06
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
iNaturalist (2025) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/323494809
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