The Distribution of the Alien Species Penaeus aztecusIves, 1891 (Decapoda, Penaeidae) in the Mediterranean Sea

Autor: Özcan, Tahir, Ateş, Abdullah Suat, Özcan, Gülnaz
Zdroj: Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research; August 2019, Vol. 21 Issue: 2 p41-48, 8p
Abstrakt: The present paper is based on the literature review and the recent information about the distribution range of the alien brown shrimp Penaeus aztecusIves, 1891 in the Mediterranean Sea. This alien species has spread throughout the Mediterranean Sea (especially the eastern part) mainly through ship/ballast water introductions and has presently been reported by eight countries (27 localities). Introduction pathways and chronological distribution patterns of the alien brown shrimp species are discussed. Penaeus aztecusforms dense populations along the coast of the Turkish Mediterranean Sea, and it has a potential for colonising the native habitats of autochthonous species.
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