Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
A lessepsian migrant, first recorded in Herzeliya, Mediterranean coast of Israel in 1991 (Ref. 37421, 72453). Museum: Herzliya, Israel Mediterranean, HUJ 15203 (32.8 SL); Aqaba, Red Sea , HUJ 3406 (19.6 SL); Eilat, HUJ 5530 (21 SL); El-Arqana, HUJ 14675 (11.1-14 SL) (Ref. 37421). Entered the Mediterranean Sea as a Lessepsian migrant via the Suez Canal from the Red Sea (Ref. 55395). |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/is.html |