Pterois miles (Bennett, 1828)

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Pterois miles (Chordata): non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean, first recorded in 1991 (Israel). NIS status: NIS. Establishment: Established.

Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Perciformes › Scorpaenidae › Pterois

Aphia ID

218077

EASIN ID

R16480

LSID

Copy LSID

Rank

Species

Environment

marine

WoRMS status

Accepted

Catalogue status

Checked & accepted

Last WoRMS sync

4 days ago

Name	Authority	Status	Reason
Name Pterois muricata	Authority Cuvier, 1829	Status Unaccepted	Unacceptreason —
Name Scorpaena miles	Authority Bennett, 1828	Status Unaccepted	Unacceptreason —

No approved references are linked to this taxon yet.

First Mediterranean record

1991

First country

Israel

NIS status

NIS

Establishment

Established

EcAp sub-region	NIS status	Establishment status	First record
Subregion Western Mediterranean	Nis status —	Establishment status Established	First arrival year 2015
Subregion Ionian Sea and Central Mediterranean	Nis status —	Establishment status Established	First arrival year 2016
Subregion Adriatic Sea	Nis status —	Establishment status Established	First arrival year 2019
Subregion Aegean-Levantine Sea	Nis status —	Establishment status Established	First arrival year 1991

No country recorded.

Mediterranean

CBD category	Subcategory	Type	Uncertainty
Category Corridor	Subcategory 42. Interconnected waterways/basins/seas	Pathway type Primary	Uncertainty N/A
Category Unaided	Subcategory 44. Natural dispersal across borders of invasive alien species that have been introduced through pathways 1 to 5	Pathway type Primary	Uncertainty N/A

No occurrence has been recorded for this species yet.