Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Golani, D., L. Orsi Relini, E. Massutí and J.-P. Quignard, 2002 |
Comments |
Lessepsian migrant (Ref. 50162). Common along the eastern Levant coasts (Ref. 43448). Reported as present in the Mediterranean in 1984. Common along the eastern Levant coasts (Ref. 43448). Abundant in Iskenderun Bay during summer. Very rare in Antalya Bay (Ref. 94612). Also Ref. 50192. |
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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/tu.html |