| Main Ref. | Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006 |
| To | Turkey |
| FAO area | Mediterranean and Black Sea |
| From | Indian Ocean, Western |
| FAO area | |
| Year | 2002 |
| Range | |
| Period | 1975-present |
| 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 New Zealand and Hawaii. Mediterranean : recorded first from Egypt (Fox, 1926 [1924]), subsequently from Israel (Holthuis, 1956), southwestern coast of Turkey in June 2002 near Fethiye (Buzburun). |