Pempheris mangula in Lebanon
Point map (Pempheris mangula) | Occurrence records | Field guide | Gazetteer | Country Species Summary
Main Ref.
Also Ref.
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. Golani, D., L. Orsi Relini, E. Massutí and J.-P. Quignard, 2002
Comments

Very common in the eastern Levant. A Lessepsian migrant (Ref. 43448). P. mangula is the only Pempheris which has migrated to the Mediterranean from the Red Sea. Previous reports of P. vanicolensis in the Mediterranean were misidentifications (Ref. 95675).

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States/Provinces Complete? No
National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/le.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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