Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Beit Yanai/Israel/Mediterranean Sea (1965, Galil et al. 1990, a single specimen)

Geographic Extent

Turkey/Bay of Iskenderun, Mediterranean Sea (10/24/2010, Cevik et al. 2011. 36º44.550N, 36º10.716E, 1 specimen); Israel/Mediterranean Sea (Galil et al. 1990); Ashdod/Israel/Mediterranean Sea (7/2009, Galil et al. 2009, at water depth of 20 m, 31º48.2'N, 34º36.7'E); Shikmona/Israel/Mediterranean Sea (1/2005, Galil et al. 2009, at. 32º49.3'N, long. 34º57' E); Kiryat Yam/Israel/Haifa Bay (10/14/2006, Galil et al. 2009, lat. 32º50.7'N, long. 34º38'E); off Sarafand, south of Lebanon/Mediterranean Sea (10/27/2015, Dailianis et al. 2016, 33.439316° N, 35.200751° E),