Upeneus moluccensis in Malta
Point map (Upeneus moluccensis) | Occurrence records | Field guide | Gazetteer | Country Species Summary
Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence questionable
Importance Ref.
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater No
Brackish No
Saltwater Yes
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance Ref.
Comments

A Lessepsian migrant. Misidentified as Pseudopeneus barberinus in Ref. 41523 (but correctly named in Farrugia and Sammut, 1999). Less likely to be Upeneus asymetricus (NB). Report to be confirmed in Maltese waters.

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