Synchiropus sechellensis

Regan, 1908

Chordata » Perciformes » Callionymidae » Synchiropus sechellensis

Common name (English)

Seychelles dragonet

Ηabitat

Global distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden, Somalia; Seychelles; Maldives; Chesterfield Is. and New Caledonia. Mediterranean Sea and Turkish Mediterranean shores. 156170 0

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Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year

2016

Online resource

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=25699

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: 2014

1st Med country: Turkey

References

Michailidis N, Chartosia N (2016) New record of the Seychelles dragonet Synchiropus sechellensis Regan 1908, from the Mediterranean: accidental entrance or Lessepsian immigration? BioInvasions Records 5(4): 291-294. http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/bir.2016.5.4.15

iNaturalist (2025) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52347807

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