| Reference no. | Menon, A.G.K., 1977 |
| Ecosystem | Mediterranean Sea |
| Status | introduced |
| Abundance | common (usually seen) |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Common in the eastern Mediterranean but relatively less abundant in northeastern Levant (Ref. 94612). Also Ref. 93672. First record via Suez Canal, Israel, 1953 (Ref. 127989). |