International Introductions of Palaemonella rotumana
Introductions as compiled by FAO
Main Ref. Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006
To Israel
FAO area
From Indian Ocean, Western
FAO area
Year 1948
Range
Period 1925-1949
Established in the Wild 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 Hawaiian Islands. Mediterranean : recorded first from Israel as Palaemonella vestigialis (Holthuis and Gottlieb, 1958 [1948]) and repeatedly collected since. Recently reported from Fethiye, Turkey (Grippa, pers. Com.).
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