INVASIVE SPECIES
There are more than 830 invasive species reported in the Mediterranean, 600 settled permanently.
Tube worm
Scientific name - Branchiomma luctuosum
Class: Polychaeta
Australian tube worm
Scientific name - Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Class: Polychaeta
Tube worm
Scientific name - Hydroides dianthus
Class: Polychaeta
Tube worm
Scientific name - Hydroides dirampha
Class: Polychaeta
Tube worm
Scientific name - Hydroides elegans
Class: Polychaeta
Tube worm
Scientific name - Hydroides heterocerus
Class: Polychaeta
Tube worm
Scientific name - Hydroides homoceros
Class: Polychaeta
Tube worm
Scientific name - Hydroides minax
Class: Polychaeta
Tube worm
Scientific name - Hydroides operculatus
Class: Polychaeta
Tube worm
Scientific name - Hydroides branchyacanthus
Class: Polychaeta
Tube worm
Scientific name - Spirobranchus tetraceros
Class: Polychaeta
Tube worm
Scientific name - Spirorbis marioni
Class: Polychaeta
Tube worm
Scientific name - Pomatoleios kraussii
Class: Polychaeta
Mud worm
Scientific name - Leonnates persicus
Class: Polychaeta
Mud worm
Scientific name - Polydora cornuta
Class: Polychaeta
Mud worm
Scientific name - Pseudonereis anomala
Class: Polychaeta
Randall's threadfin bream
Scientific name - Nemipterus randalli
Class: Actinopterygii
Half-smooth golden puffer
Scientific name - Lagocephalus spadiceus
Class: Actinopterygii
Suez puffer
Scientific name - Lagocephalus suezensis
Class: Actinopterygii
Bluespotted cornetfish
Scientific name - Fistularia commersonii
Class: Actinopterygii
Spotted herring
Scientific name - Herklotsichthys punctatus
Class :Actinopterygii
Randall's threadfin bream
Scientific name - Nemipterus randalli
Class: Actinopterygii
African sailfin flyingfish
Scientific name - Parexocoetus mento
Class: Actinopterygii
Vanikoro sweeper
Scientific name - Pempheris vanicolensis
Class: Actinopterygii
Eel catfish
Scientific name - Plotosus lineatus
Class: Actinopterygii
Redcoat
Scientific name - Sargocentron rubrum
Class: Actinopterygii
Brushtooth lizard fish
Scientific name - Saurida undosquamis
Class: Actinopterygii
Narrowbarred Spanish mackerel
Scientific name - Scomberomorus commerson
Class: Actinopterygii
Lesser amberjack
Scientific name - Seriola fasciata
Class: Actinopterygii
Dusky spine foot
Scientific name - Siganus luridus
Class: Actinopterygii
Marbel spine foot
Scientific name - Siganus rivulatus
Class: Actinopterygii
Silver sillago
Scientific name - Sillago sihama
Class: Actinopterygii
Blunthead puffer
Scientific name - Sphoeroides pachygaster
Class: Actinopterygii
Yellow stripe barracuda
Scientific name - Sphyraena chrysotaenia
Class: Actinopterygii
Reticulated leatherjacket male
Scientific name - Stephanolepis diaspros maschio
Class: Actinopterygii
Reticulated leatherjacket female
Scientific name - Stephanolepis diaspros femmina
Class: Actinopterygii
Goldband goatfish
Scientific name - Upeneus moluccensis
Class: Actinopterygii
Por’s goatfish
Scientific name - Upeneus pori
Class: Actinopterygii
Blowfish
Scientific name - Lagocephalus sceleratus
Class: Actinopterygii
Yellowstripe barracuda
Scientific name - Sphyraena chrysotaenia
Class: Actinopterygii
Red Sea hardyhead silverside
Scientific name - Atherinomorus forskalii
Class: Actinopterygii
Cardinal fish
Scientific name - Apogon pharaonis
Class: Actinopterygii
Banded scad
Scientific name - Alepes djedaba
Class: Actinopterygii
Blotchfin dragonet
Scientific name - Callionymus filamentosus
Class: Actinopterygii
Slender rainbow sardine
Scientific name - Dussumieria elopsoides
Class: Actinopterygii
Arc shell
Scientific name - Anadara demiri
Phylum: Mollusca
Arc shell
Scientific name - Anadara inaequivalvis
Phylum: Mollusca
Spotted Sea hare
Scientific name - Aplysia dactylomela
Phylum: Mollusca
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Asian date mussel
Scientific name - Arcuatula (Musculista) senhousia
Phylum: Mollusca
Variable mussel
Scientific name - Brachidontes pharaonis
Phylum: Mollusca
Ragged sea hare
Scientific name - Bursatella leachii
Phylum: Mollusca
Pacific Chama
Scientific name - Chama pacifica
Phylum: Mollusca
A gastropod
Scientific name - Cerithium scabridum
Phylum :Mollusca
Pacific giant oyster
Scientific name - Crassostrea gigas
Phylum: Mollusca
Spiny Slippersnail
Scientific name - Crepidula aculeata
Phylum: Mollusca
Slipper limpet
Scientific name - Crepidula fornicata
Phylum: Mollusca
Green bugmussel
Scientific name - Musculista senhousia
Phylum: Mollusca
Soft shell clam
Scientific name - Mya arenaria
Phylum: Mollusca
Pearl oyster
Scientific name - Pinctada radiata
Phylum: Mollusca
Veined rapa whelk
Scientific name - Rapana venosa
Phylum: Mollusca
A gastropod
Scientific name - Rhinoclavis kochi
Phylum: Mollusca
Manila clam
Scientific name - Ruditapes philippinarum
Phylum: Mollusca
Shiro-toge-umi-giku
Scientific name - Spondylus spinosus
Phylum: Mollusca
Persian Conch
Scientific name - Strombus persicus
Phylum: Mollusca
Shipworm
Scientific name - Teredo navalis
Phylum: Mollusca
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Japanese carpet shell
Scientific name - Venerupis (Ruditapes) philippinarum
Phylum: Mollusca
Little Brown Mussel
Scientific name - Xenostrobus securis
Phylum: Mollusca
Electronic Flora of South Australia
Scientific name - Acrothamnion preissii
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Harpoon weed
Scientific name - Asparagopsis armata
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Red asparagus algae
Scientific name - Asparagopsis taxiformis
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Grape alga
Scientific name - Caulerpa racemosa var. cylindracea
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Killer algae
Scientific name - Caulerpa taxifolia
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Green sea fingers
Scientific name - Codium fragile subsp. fragile
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Supreme Limu
Scientific name - Lophocladia Iallemandii
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Small Foot
Scientific name - Stypopodium schimperi
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Aristide sétacée/ French INPN
Scientific name - Womersleyella setacea
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Blue crab
Scientific name - Callinectes sapidus
Subphylum: Crustacea
Swimming crab
Scientific name - Charybdis longicollis
Subphylum: Crustacea
Spiny hands
Scientific name - Charybdis hellerii
Subphylum: Crustacea
Say mud crab
Scientific name - Dyspanopeus sayi
Subphylum: Crustacea
Mantis shrimp
Scientific name - Erugosquilla massavensis
Subphylum: Crustacea
An amphipod
Scientific name - Elasmopus pectenicrus
Subphylum: Crustacea
Chinese mitten crab
Scientific name - Eriocheir sinensis
Subphylum: Crustacea
Tiger prawn Karuma
Scientific name - Marsupenaeus japonicus
Subphylum: Crustacea
A shrimp
Scientific name - Melicertus hathor
Subphylum: Crustacea
Speckled shrimp
Scientific name - Metapenaeus monoceros
Subphylum: Crustacea
Penegrine shrimp
Scientific name - Metapenaeus stebbingi
Subphylum: Crustacea
Red worm
Scientific name - Mytilicola orientalis
Subphylum: Crustacea
Green tiger prawn
Scientific name - Penaeus semisulcatus
Subphylum: Crustacea
Nimble spray crab
Scientific name - Percnon gibbesi
Subphylum: Crustacea
Blue swimming crab
Scientific name - Portunus pelagicus
Subphylum: Crustacea
Foraminiferan
Scientific name - Amphistegina lobifera
Phylum: Foraminifera
Foraminiferan
Scientific name - Amphisorus hemprichii
Phylum: Foraminifera
Starfish
Scientific name - Asterina burtoni
Phylum: Echinodermata
Ascidian
Scientific name - Microcosmus exasperatus
Phylum: Chordata
Stony Coral
Scientific name - Oculina patagonica
Phylum: Cnidaria
Jelly fish
Scientific name - Rhopilema nomadica
Phylum: Rhizostomeae
Bryozoan
Scientific name - Tricellaria inopinata
Phylum: Foraminifera
Lionfish
Scientific name - Pterois miles
Class: Actinopterygii