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International Introductions of
Ostracion cubicus Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | Bariche, M. 2011 | ||||
| To: | coast of Lebanon | ||||
| FAO area: | Mediterranean and Black Sea | ||||
| From: | Red Sea | ||||
| FAO area: | Indian Ocean, Western | ||||
| Year: | |||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | unknown | ||||
| Established in the wild: | unknown, | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions: | - | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | - | ||||
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| Reason: | Lessepsian migration | ||||
| Other reason: | |||||
| Comments: | The transfer via ballast water is not excluded as another reason for its introduction the Mediterranean. The high number of recent Lessepsian migrations on the eastern Mediterranean is more likely a result of the widening and deepening of the Suez canal, habitat degradation and other factors linked to climate change (Ref. 96897). Ref: | ||||
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