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Thalamita poissonii

(Audouin, 1826)
Arthropoda » Decapoda » Portunidae » Thalamita poissonii
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Angola 36 1; Angola 85 0; Cape Verde 189 1; Cape Verde 194 0; East Atlantic 65134 0; FAO fishing area 34 73710 0; FAO fishing area 47 73709 0; Gabon 219 1; Gabon 243 0; Guinea 238 1; Guinea 25 0; Indian Ocean 680 2; Indian Ocean 375 0; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 815 3; Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone 5851 0; Mauritania 368 1; Mauritania 100 0; Mediterranean Sea 1618 0; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 612 2; Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin 4484 0; North Atlantic Ocean 645 2; North Atlantic Ocean 349 0; Sao Tome and Principe Exclusive Economic Zone 896 3; Sao Tome and Principe Exclusive Economic Zone 73719 0; Senegal 499 1; Senegal 98 0; South Pacific Ocean 693 2; South Pacific Ocean 344 0; Taiwan 528 1; Taiwan 3 0; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 928 3; Turkish Exclusive Economic Zone 19906 0; West Africa 9605 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

First detection year
1969
Online resource
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=107407
Pathway
6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat
5 CORRIDOR - Interconnected waterways – Water
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Ship/boat ballast water – Ballast
Other notes

1st Med record: 1952

1st Med country: Israel

References

Por Fd (1978) Lessepsian migration. The influx of Red Sea biota into Mediterranean by way of the Suez Canal. In: Billings WD et al (Eds.) Ecological Studies. Analysis and Synthesis, vol. 23, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, UNESCO 228 p.

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

Gitarakos G, Kallianiotis A, Hadjistefanou N (2007) Demersal fish and megafaunal assemblages on the Cyprus continental shelf and slope (Eastern Mediterranean). Rapports et Procès-verbaux des Réunions, Commission Internationale pour l’Exploration Scientifique de la Mer Méditerranée 38: 488.

EASIN (2023) European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN). https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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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University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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