| Main Ref. | Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006 |
| To | Lebanon |
| FAO area | Mediterranean and Black Sea |
| From | Red Sea |
| FAO area | |
| Year | |
| Range | 1980 - 1989 |
| Period | 1975-present |
| Established in the Wild | yes, self reproducing |
| Established in Aquaculture | |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | yes - adverse |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | unknown |
| Reason | diffused from other countries |
| Other Reason | |
| Comments | The jellyfish "population explosion" has created severe environmental hazards, causing injury to bathers and clogging fishing nates (Lotan et al., 1993). |