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Cyclopterus lumpus

Linnaeus, 1758
Chordata » Scorpaeniformes » Cyclopteridae » Cyclopterus lumpus
Common name (English)
Hen-fish; Lumpsucker; Lumpfish
Common name (Greek)
Κοτόψαρο
Ηabitat
A: Marine

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Establishment status
Unknown
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2017
Pathway
1 RELEASE IN NATURE - Other intentional release - Other
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat ballast water – Ballast
Pathway detail

"...we also postulate that this fish may have arrived in the region either by ballast water, or even as an escape/release from public or private aquaria, since it is a popular aquarium fish that survives well in aquaria" (Katsanevakis et al. 2020).

References

Katsanevakis S, Poursanidis D, Hoffman R, Rizgalla J, Rothman SB-S, Levitt-Barmats Y, Hadjioannou L, Trkov D, Garmendia JM, Rizzo M, Bartolo AG, Bariche M, Tomas F, Kleitou P, Schembri PJ, Kletou D, Tiralongo F, Pergent C, Pergent G, Azzurro E, Bilecenoglu M, Lodola A, Ballesteros E, Gerovasileiou V, Verlaque M, Occhipinti-Ambrogi A, Kytinou E, Dailianis T, Ferrario J, Crocetta F, Jimenez C, Evans J, Ragkousis M, Lipej L, Borg JA, Dimitriadis C, Chatzigeorgiou G, Albano PG, Kalogirou S, Bazairi H, Espinosa F, Ben Souissi J, Tsiamis K, Badalamenti F, Langeneck J, Noel P, Deidun A, Marchini A, Skouradakis G, Royo L, Sini M, Bianchi CN, Sghaier Y-R, Ghanem R, Doumpas N, Zaouali J, Tsirintanis K, Papadakis O, Morri C, Çinar ME, Terrados J, Insacco G, Zava B, SoufiKechaou E, Piazzi L, Ounifi Ben Amor K, Andriotis E, Gambi MC, Ben Amor MM, Garrabou J, Linares C, Fortič A, Digenis M, Cebrian E, Fourt M, Zotou M, Castriota L, Di Martino V, Rosso A, Pipitone C, Falautano M, García M, Zakhama-Sraieb R, Khamassi F, Mannino AM, Ktari MH, Kosma I, Rifi M, Karachle PK, Yapıcı S, Bos AR, Balistreri P, Ramos Esplá AA, Tempesti J, Inglese O, Giovos I, Damalas D, Benhissoune S, Huseyinoglu MF, RjibaBahri W, Santamaría J, Orlando-Bonaca M, Izquierdo A, Stamouli C, Montefalcone M, Cerim H, Golo R, Tsioli S, Orfanidis S, Michailidis N, Gaglioti M, Taşkın E, Mancuso E, Žunec A, Cvitković I, Filiz H, Sanfilippo R, Siapatis A, Mavrič B, Karaa S, Türker A, Monniot F, Verdura J, El Ouamari N, Selfati M, Zenetos A (2020) Unpublished Mediterranean records of marine alien and cryptogenic species. BioInvasions Records 9(2): 165.182. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2020.9.2.01

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