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Hippocampus kuda

Bleeker, 1852
Chordata » Syngnathiformes » Syngnathidae » Hippocampus kuda
Common name (English)
Spotted seahorse, Common seahorse
Common name (Greek)
Ιππόκαμπος
Common name (Turkish)
Denizatı
Ηabitat
A: Marine

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Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual

First detection year
2014
Online resource
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=5955
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Pet/aquarium/terranium – Pet
Other notes

Hippocampus kuda ex H. fuscus

1st Med record: 1994

1st Med country: Israel

References

Iglesias S, Frotte L (2015) Alien marine fishes in Cyprus: update and new records. Aquatic Invasions 10(4): 425-438. http://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2015.10.4.06

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

Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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