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Penaeus semisulcatus

De Haan, 1844
Arthropoda » Decapoda » Penaeidae » Penaeus semisulcatus
Common name (English)
Green tiger prawn
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Eastern Atlantic Ocean 2186 0; Indo-West Pacific 2259 0

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Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Casual

First detection year
2010
Online resource
http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=9…
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: 1928

1st Med country: Syria

References

Ragonese S, Giusto B (2011) Deep water occurrence of Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1850, in the North Levant (Eastern Mediterranean Sea) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Penaeidae). Zoology in the Middle East 54: 141-143. https://doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2011.10648889

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

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