FIRST MEDITERRANEAN RECORD
Reference
Tsadok R., Rubin-Blum M., Shemesh E. & Tchernov D., 2015, On the occurrence and identification of Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) in the easternmost Mediterranean Sea, Aquatic Invasions, 10, 101-105
Year of first record
2013
Location of first record
Sdot-Yam
Country of first record
Israel
PATH
Most probable path
Shipping (including ballast waters) or platforms (Natural range expansion through Gibraltar is also possible)
DISTRIBUTION
Native sea area
Tropical Atlantic
Abundance in the colonized areas
Established Rare
Depth range (m)
0-20
RECORDS LOCATION
FIRST RECORDS:
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Marmara Sea
Atlantic Sea