Siganus luridus

(Rüppell, 1829)

Chordata » Perciformes » Siganidae » Siganus luridus

Common name (English)

Dusky spinefoot

Common name (Greek)

Μαύρη κουρκούνα

Common name (Turkish)

Çilliçarpan blığı

Ηabitat

A: Marine

Global distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050); Red Sea and East Africa to islands in the western Indian Ocean. Immigrant to Mediterranean via the Suez Canal. 174840 0

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Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

Invasive

First detection year

1964

Online resource

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=4613

Pathway

6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat

Other notes

1st Med record: 1931

1st Med country: Syria

References

Demetropoulos A, Neocleous D (1969) The fishes and crustaceans of Cyprus. Fish. Bull. Min. Agric. Nat. Res. Cyprus 1: 3-21.

Katsanevakis S, Tsiamis K, Ioannou G, Michailidis N, Zenetos A (2009) Inventory of alien marine species of Cyprus (2009). Mediterranean Marine Science 10(2):109-134. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.113

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