International Introductions of
Aphaniops dispar Introductions as compiled by FAO |
Main Ref: | Por, F.D. 1978 | ||||
To: | Israel | ||||
FAO area: | Mediterranean and Black Sea | ||||
From: | Red Sea | ||||
FAO area: | Indian Ocean, Western | ||||
Year: | 1944 | ||||
Range: | - | ||||
Period: | 1925-1949 | ||||
Established in the wild: | established, | ||||
Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
Significant ecological interactions: | - | ||||
Significant socio-economic effects: | - | ||||
Introduced by: | |||||
Reason: | Lessepsian migration | ||||
Other reason: | |||||
Comments: | First recorded from the Tel Aviv in 1944. Hybridizes with the native A. fasciatus (Ref. 72453). Ranked by Por (Ref. 5385) as a low probability Lessepsian migrant. Migrated to Israel from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal. Ref: Mendelssohn, H., 1947 |
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