International Introductions of
Rachycentron canadum Introductions as compiled by FAO |
Main Ref: | Golani, D., L. Orsi Relini, E. Massutà and J.-P. Quignard 2002 | ||||
To: | Israel | ||||
FAO area: | Mediterranean and Black Sea | ||||
From: | Red Sea | ||||
FAO area: | Indian Ocean, Western | ||||
Year: | 1978 | ||||
Range: | - | ||||
Period: | 1975-1999 | ||||
Established in the wild: | established, | ||||
Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
Significant ecological interactions: | unknown - | ||||
Significant socio-economic effects: | unknown - | ||||
Introduced by: | |||||
Reason: | Lessepsian migration | ||||
Other reason: | |||||
Comments: | A lessepsian migrant, first recorded in Haifa Bay, Mediterranean coast of Israel in 1978 (Ref. 72453). May have also entered the Mediterranean from the Atlantic (Ref. 43448). Also Ref. 56625. Ref: Galil, B.S., 2007 |
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