Lagocephalus sceleratus

(Gmelin, 1789)

Tetraodontidae

Order:

Tetraodontiformes

Aphia ID:

219954
FIRST MEDITERRANEAN RECORD

Reference

Akyol O., Unal V., Ceyhan T. & Bilecenoglu M. , 2005, First confirmed record of Lagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789) in the Mediterranean, Journal of Fish Biology, 66, 1183-1186

Year of first record

2003

Location of first record

Akyaka

Country of first record

Turkey

PATH

Most probable path

Suez Canal

DISTRIBUTION

Native sea area

Indo-Pacific

Abundance in the colonized areas

Established Very common

Depth range (m)

18-100

RECORDS LOCATION
FIRST RECORDS: Mediterranean Sea Black Sea Marmara Sea Atlantic Sea