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Sepioteuthis lessoniana

R. P. Lesson, 1831
Mollusca » Myopsida » Loliginidae » Sepioteuthis lessoniana
Common name (English)
Bigfin reef squid
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Eritrea 208 1; Eritrea 109 0; Indian Ocean 680 2; Indian Ocean 375 0; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 815 3; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 5851 0; Mediterranean Sea 1618 0; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 612 2; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 4484 0; New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone 859 3; New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone 386 0; Somalia 510 1; Somalia 112 0; South Pacific Ocean 693 2; South Pacific Ocean 344 0; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 928 3; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 19906 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
2009
Online resource
http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220317
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: 2002

1st Med country: Turkey

References

Tzomos T, Chartosia N, Christodoulou M, Kitsos MS (2010) New records and range expansion of lessepsian migrants in the Levantine and Aegean Seas. Marine Biodiversity Records 3(10): 1-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1755267209991114

iNaturalist (2025) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247012780

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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