Sphyraena chrysotaenia

Klunzinger, 1884

Chordata » Perciformes » Sphyraenidae » Sphyraena chrysotaenia

Common name (English)

Yellowstripe barracuda

Common name (Greek)

Σφύρνα

Common name (Turkish)

Iskarmoz balığı

Ηabitat

A: Marine

Global distribution

Indo-Pacific. Mediterranean: Lessepsian migrant. 87388 0

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Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year

1964

Online resource

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=16905

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: 1931

1st Med country: State of Palestine

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: 109-133. https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.113

iNaturalist (2025) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34421397

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