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Torquigener hypselogeneion

(Bleeker, 1852)
Chordata » Tetraodontiformes » Tetraodontidae » Torquigener hypselogeneion
Common name (English)
Cheek-barred Toadfish
Common name (Turkish)
Cüce balon balığı
Ηabitat
A: Marine
Global distribution

Western Indian Ocean: northern Red Sea and Kenya; a recent emigrant to the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal. Also reported from the Persian Gulf and Seychelles. 109470 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Invasive

First detection year
2009
Online resource
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=26639
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: 1987

1st Med country: Israel

References

Michailidis N (2010) Study on the lessepsian migrant Lagocephalus sceleratus in Cyprus. In: FAO EastMed (ed), Report of the Sub-Regional Technical meeting on the Lessepsian migration and its impact on Eastern Mediterranean fishery. Nicosia, Cyprus, December 5-7, 2010. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United nations (FAO). FAO EastMed Technical Documents 04, Nicosia, Cyprus, pp 74–87.

Iglesias S, Frotte L (2015) Alien marine fishes in Cyprus: update and new records. Aquatic Invasions 10(4): 425-438. http://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2015.10.4.06

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/321913565

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
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