International Introductions of Biuve fulvipunctata
Introductions as compiled by FAO
Main Ref. Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006
To Turkey
FAO area Mediterranean and Black Sea
From Red Sea
FAO area
Year 1959
Range
Period 1950-1974
Established in the Wild probably yes
Established in Aquaculture
Significant Ecological Interactions unknown - undecided
Significant Socio-economic Effects
Introduced by unknown
Reason unknown
Other Reason
Comments Rare; 1959 from Selimiye harbour, Antalaya, Turkey, as Chelidonura mediterranea new species (Swennen, 1961); successive records from Israel (Mienis and Gat, 1981) and Malta (Perrone and Sammut, 1997).
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