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Stephanolepis diaspros

Fraser-Brunner, 1940
Chordata » Tetraodontiformes » Monacanthidae » Stephanolepis diaspros
Common name (English)
Reticulated filefish, Reticulated leatherjacket
Common name (Greek)
Χοίρος
Common name (Turkish)
Dikenliçütre balığı
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf (Ref. 3467) to the Red Sea and immigrated via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 11441). 177854 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
1935
Online resource
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=14343
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: 1924

1st Med country: Israel, State of Palestine

References

Hornel J (1935) Report on the fisheries of Palestine. London, Government of Palestine, Crown Agent for the Colonies.

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

iNaturalist (2025) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/54828664

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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