| Main Ref. | Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006 |
| To | Turkey |
| FAO area | Mediterranean and Black Sea |
| From | Red Sea |
| FAO area | |
| Year | 1999 |
| Range | |
| Period | 1975-present |
| Established in the Wild | yes |
| Established in Aquaculture | |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | unknown - undecided |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | unknown |
| Reason | unknown |
| Other Reason | |
| Comments | Unknown; transportation via shipping appears likely. Locally common. Established populations have been observed in southeastern Turkey. 1999 from Turkey at Erdemli (Kideys, identification confirmed by S. Gofas) and Yumurtalik, Tasuçu as Saccostrea commercialis. |