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International Introductions of
Scarus ghobban Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | Bariche, M. and M. Saad 2005 | ||||
| To: | Beirut | ||||
| FAO area: | Mediterranean and Black Sea | ||||
| From: | Indian Ocean | ||||
| FAO area: | Indian Ocean, Western | ||||
| Year: | 1999 | ||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 1975-1999 | ||||
| Established in the wild: | established, natural reproduction | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions: | unknown - | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | unknown - | ||||
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| Reason: | Lessepsian migration | ||||
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| Comments: | A Lessepsian migrant. Early observations of the species in the Mediterranean include photograph in October 1999 from Amchit area and in Saida fish market in April 2000 by M. Bariche (Ref. 113702). Samples from this recent Lessepsian migrant show high genetic diversity as opposed to Fistularia commersonii, another recent invader. Results of the study show that genetic diversity alone is a poor predictor of invasion success (Ref. 113642). Ref: Bariche, M. and G. Bernardi, 2009 | ||||
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