FIRST MEDITERRANEAN RECORD
Reference
Adel M., Nour O. M., Al Mabruk S. A., Zava B., Deidun A., Corsini-Foka M. , 2022, The yellowfin surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Acanthuridae) from Mediterranean Egyptian waters, Mediterranean Marine Science, 23(1), 134-139
Year of first record
2021
Location of first record
Sidi Gaber, Alexandria
Country of first record
Egypt
PATH
Most probable path
Aquarium release
DISTRIBUTION
Native sea area
Indo-Pacific
Abundance in the colonized areas
Not established in the Mediterranean
Depth range (m)
1-100
RECORDS LOCATION
FIRST RECORDS:
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Marmara Sea
Atlantic Sea