Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: NE coast of Madeira, Porto de Moniz/Atlanit c Ocean  32°52’N 17°10’W, coastal swimming pool, (1976, Asin-Agis et al.2001). 

Geographic Extent

NE coast of Madeira, Porto de Moniz/Atlanit c Ocean  32°52’N 17°10’W, coastal swimming pool, (1976, Asin-Agis et al.2001); Punta de Gando (Gran Canaria)/Canary Islands/Atlantic Ocean(2015, Riera et al. 2016, on a shipwreck); Punta de Gando (Gran Canaria)/Canary Islands/Atlantic Ocean(2015, Riera et al. 2016; Punta de La Sal (Gran Canaria), /Canary Islands/Atlantic Ocean (2015, Riera et al. 201^):; Sata Cruz de Tenerife/Canary Islands (2014, Espina et al. 2020). A rapid population increase  occurred on rocky reefs and in rhodolith beds on Gran Canaria Island,, with less abundance in seagrass beds from 2015 to 29`6ms (Espina et al. 2020).,  similar increases were seen on Tenerife /(Hernandez ans Nunez 2021).

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