Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | commercial | Ref. | |
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | Yes | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref. | Walford, L. and R. Wicklund, 1973 |
Comments |
A lessepsian migrant. Migrated to Iskenderun and Izmir, Turkey from the Red Sea passing through the Suez Canal. Also recorded from Antalya Bay (Ref. 94612). Taken by trawl fishery in depths up to 80 m (Ref. 6328). Also Ref. 5385, 50162. |
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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 |