International Introductions of Leptochela pugnax
Introductions as compiled by FAO
Main Ref. Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006
To Israel
FAO area
From Indian Ocean, Western
FAO area
Year 1947
Range
Period 1925-1949
Established in the Wild probably yes
Established in Aquaculture
Significant Ecological Interactions unknown
Significant Socio-economic Effects
Introduced by unknown
Reason unknown
Other Reason
Comments Worldwide : Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea to Japan. Mediterranean : recorded first from Israel (Holthius and Gottlieb, 1958 [1947]). Subsequently from southern Turkey (Kocatas, 1981a).
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