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. | |
Comments |
Lessepsian migrant (Ref. 50162). Through Suez Canal (Ref. 6328). Sometimes forms very large schools especially in Iskenderun Bay. Reported as far as Kusadasi Bay in the southern Aegean Sea (Ref. 94612). Also Ref. 57855. |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tu.html |