List of Lessepsian migrant species

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Lessepsian migrants, named after Ferdinand de Lesseps, the French engineer in charge of the Suez Canal's construction, are marine species that are native to the waters on one side of the Suez Canal, and which have been introduced by passage through the canal to the waters on its other side, giving rise to new colonies there and often becoming invasive.

Rastrelliger kanagurta
, an example of Lessepsian migrant

Most Lessepsian migrations are of Red Sea species invading the Mediterranean Sea; few occur in the opposite direction.

Red Sea species to Mediterranean Sea

The year given denotes the first record in the Mediterranean (often distinct from the year of publication).

Species Group Year Ref.
Acanthurus sohal
Actinopterygii: Acanthuridae 2022 [1]
Acanthurus xanthopterus Actinopterygii: Acanthuridae 2022 [1]
Actaea savignii Crustacea: Xanthidae 2010 [2]
Alepes djedaba
Actinopterygii: Carangidae 1927 [3][4]
Alepes kleinii
Actinopterygii: Carangidae 1966 [5]
Alpheus edwardsii Crustacea: Alpheidae 1924 [6]
Alpheus inopinatus Crustacea: Alpheidae 1936 [7]
Alpheus rapacida Crustacea: Alpheidae 1964 [7]
Apogonichthyoides pharaonis Actinopterygii: Apogonidae 1947 [8]
Aquilonastra burtoni Echinodermata: Asterinidae 1966 [9]
Arcuatula arcuatula Mollusca: Mytilidae [10]
Arcuatula perfragilis Mollusca: Mytilidae 1960 [10][11]
Arcuatula senhousia Mollusca: Mytilidae 2004 [12]
Ashtoret lunaris Crustacea: Matutidae 1987 [7]
Aspidosiphon elegans Phascolosomatidea: Aspidosiphonidae 1957 [13]
Atergatis roseus Crustacea: Xanthidae 1961 [7]
Atherinomorus lacunosus
Atherinidae
1902 [14]
Belzebub hanseni Crustacea: Luciferidae 1924 [7]
Brachidontes pharaonis Mollusca: Mytilidae 1876 [15]
Caesio varilineata Actinopterygii: Caesionidae 2018 [16]
Callionymus filamentosus
Callionymidae
1953 [17][4]
Caloria indica Mollusca: Facelinidae 1986 [18][19]
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Carcharhinidae
2005 [20]
Carupa tenuipes Crustacea: Portunidae 1996 [21]
Champsodon capensis
Champsodontidae
2012 [22]
Champsodon nudivittis
Champsodontidae
2008 [23]
Champsodon vorax
Champsodontidae
2010 [24]
Chaetodon austriacus
Chaetodontidae
2011 [25]
Chaetodon larvatus
Chaetodontidae
2011 [26]
Charybdis hellerii Crustacea: Portunidae 1924 [7]
Charybdis longicollis Crustacea: Portunidae 1959 [7]
Cheilodipterus novemstriatus Actinopterygii: Apogonidae 2010 [27]
Conus arenatus Mollusca: Conidae [10]
Crenidens crenidens Actinopterygii: Sparidae 1970 [28]
Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus Actinopterygii: Gobiidae 2015 [29]
Cymothoa indica Crustacea: Cymothoidae 2009 [30]
Cucurbitula cymbium Mollusca: Gastrochaenidae [10]
Decapterus russelli Actinopterygii: Carangidae 2005 [31]
Diodora ruppellii Mollusca: Fissurellidae [10]
Dussumieria acuta
Actinopterygii: Clupeidae 1953 [4]
Epinephelus areolatus
Actinopterygii: Serranidae 2016 [32]
Epinephelus coioides
Actinopterygii: Serranidae 1969 [33]
Epinephelus fasciatus
Actinopterygii: Serranidae 2012 [34]
Epinephelus geoffroyi Actinopterygii: Serranidae 2015 [34]
Equulites popei Actinopterygii: Leiognathidae 2011 [35][36]
Equulites klunzingeri Actinopterygii: Leiognathidae 1931 [37][4]
Eucrate crenata Crustacea: Goneplacidae 1924 [38][7]
Fenneropenaeus indica
Crustacea: Penaeidae 1981 [6]
Ferosagitta galerita Chaetognatha: Sagittidae 2003 [39]
Fistularia commersonii
Fistulariidae
2000 [40]
Fulvia fragilis
Cardiidae
2005 [41]
Gafrarium pectinatum Mollusca: Veneridae [10]
Goniobranchus annulatus Mollusca: Chromodorididae 2004 [42]
Hemiramphus far
Hemiramphidae
1927 [43]
Heniochus intermedius
Chaetodontidae
2003 [44]
Herklotsichthys punctatus Actinopterygii: Clupeidae 1943 [45]
Heterosaccus dollfusi Crustacea: Sacculinidae 1992 [46]
Himantura uarnak
Dasyatidae
1955 [47]
Hippocampus fuscus
Actinopterygii: Syngnathidae 2001 [48]
Hyastenus hilgendorfi Crustacea: Epialtidae 1960 [7]
Hyporhamphus affinis
Hemiramphidae
1964 [49]
Ixa monodi Crustacea: Leucosiidae 1955 [7]
Jaydia queketti Actinopterygii: Apogonidae 2006 [50]
Jaydia smithi Actinopterygii: Apogonidae 2013 [51]
Lagocephalus guentheri
Actinopterygii: Tetraodontidae 2005 [52]
Lagocephalus sceleratus Actinopterygii: Tetraodontidae 2016 [53]
Lagocephalus spadiceus Actinopterygii: Tetraodontidae 1953 [4]
Lagocephalus suezensis Actinopterygii: Tetraodontidae 1977 [54]
Leonnates persicus
Annelida: Nereididae
2001 [55]
Leptochela aculeocaudata Crustacea: Pasiphaeidae 1933 [7]
Leucosia signata Crustacea: Leucosiidae 1953 [7]
Lophioturris indica
Mollusca: Turridae [10]
Marsupenaeus japonicus
Crustacea: Penaeidae 1924 [56][7]
Metapenaeus monoceros Crustacea: Penaeidae 1924 [7]
Metapenaeus stebbingi Crustacea: Penaeidae 1924 [7]
Metapenaeopsis aegypti Crustacea: Penaeidae 1990 [57]
Metapenaeopsis mogiensis Crustacea: Penaeidae 1997 [38]
Modiolus auriculatus Mollusca: Mytilidae 1960 [10]
Myrax fugax Crustacea: Leucosiidae 1930 [6]
Nemipterus japonicus Actinopterygii: Nemipteridae 2006 [58]
Nemipterus randalli Actinopterygii: Nemipteridae 2006 [59]
Notopus dorsipes Crustacea: Raninidae 1962 [7]
Ogyrides mjoebergi
Ogyrididae
1947 [7]
Ostorhinchus fasciatus Actinopterygii: Apogonidae 2008 [60]
Oxyurichthys petersii Actinopterygii: Oxudercidae 1983 [61]
Palaemonella rotumana Crustacea: Palaemonidae 1948 [7]
Pampus argenteus Actinopterygii: Stromateidae 1896 [62]
Panulirus ornatus
Palinuridae
1988 [7]
Papilloculiceps longiceps
Actinopterygii: Platycephalidae 1986 [63]
Parexocoetus mento
Exocoetidae
1935 [64]
Parupeneus forsskali
Mullidae
2000 [65]
Pelates quadrilineatus Actinopterygii: Terapontidae 1970 [4]
Penaeus hathor Crustacea: Penaeidae 1997 [51]
Penaeus semisulcatus Crustacea: Penaeidae 1928 [7]
Periclimenes calmani Crustacea: Palaemonidae 1924 [7]
Petroscirtes ancylodon
Blenniidae
1989 [66]
Phidiana militaris Mollusca: Facelinidae 2016 [19]
Pilumnopeus vauquelini Crustacea: Xanthidae 1924 [7]
Plagusia tuberculata Crustacea: Grapsidae 1981 [7]
Planiliza carinata
Mugilidae
1971 [4]
Platax teira Actinopterygii: Ephippidae 2010 [67]
Platycephalus indicus
Actinopterygii: Platycephalidae 1953 [63]
Plectorhinchus gaterinus Actinopterygii: Haemulidae 2016 [68]
Plotosus lineatus
Plotosidae
2001 [69]
Pomacanthus imperator Actinopterygii: Pomacanthidae 2010 [67]
Pomacanthus maculosus Actinopterygii: Pomacanthidae 2009 [70]
Pomadasys stridens Actinopterygii: Haemulidae 1969 [71]
Portunus segnis Crustacea: Portunidae 1898 [72]
Priacanthus sagittarius Actinopterygii: Priacanthidae 2009 [67]
Processa aequimana Crustacea: Processidae 1946 [6]
Pteragogus trispilus
Labridae
1992 [73]
Pterois miles Actinopterygii: Scorpaenidae 1992 [74]
Rachycentron canadum
Rachycentridae
1986 [75]
Rastrelliger kanagurta
Actinopterygii: Scombridae 1971 [73]
Ratabulus prionotus
Actinopterygii: Platycephalidae 1947 [63]
Rhabdosargus haffara Actinopterygii: Sparidae 1991 [76]
Rhabdosargus sarba Actinopterygii: Sparidae 1991 [77]
Rhopilema nomadica Cnidaria: Rhizostomatidae 1970s [78]
Sardinella gibbosa
Actinopterygii : Clupeidae 2008 [79]
Sargocentron rubrum Actinopterygii: Holocentridae 1947 [4]
Saron marmoratus
Crustacea: Hippolytidae
2013 [51]
Saurida lessepsianus
Actinopterygii: Synodontidae 1953 [80][81]
Scarus ghobban
Scaridae
1999 [82]
Scomberomorus commerson
Actinopterygii: Scombridae 1935 [83]
Sepia dollfusi Mollusca: Sepiidae 2015 [84]
Sepia pharaonis
Mollusca: Sepiidae 2003 [85][86]
Sepioteuthis lessoniana
Mollusca: Loliginidae 2002 [87]
Siganus luridus
Actinopterygii: Siganidae 1964 [88]
Siganus rivulatus Actinopterygii: Siganidae 1927 [89]
Sillago suezensis Actinopterygii: Sillaginidae 1977 [4][90]
Sphaerozius nitidus Crustacea: Xanthidae 1976 [7]
Sphyraena chrysotaenia
Sphyraenidae
1930 [4]
Sphyraena flavicauda
Sphyraenidae
1991 [76]
Spratelloides delicatulus Actinopterygii: Clupeidae 1978 [91]
Stephanolepis diaspros
Monacanthidae
1927 [4]
Synanceia verrucosa Actinopterygii: Scorpaenidae 2010 [92]
Synchiropus sechellensis
Callionymidae
2014 [93]
Terapon jarbua Actinopterygii: Terapontidae 2010 [94]
Terapon puta Actinopterygii: Terapontidae 1976 [94]
Tetrosomus gibbosus Actinopterygii: Ostraciidae 1988 [95]
Thalamita poissonii Crustacea: Portunidae 1952 [7]
Trachurus indicus
Actinopterygii: Carangidae 2009 [96]
Trachysalambria palaestinensis
Crustacea: Penaeidae 1924 [7]
Trochus erithreus Mollusca: Trochidae [10]
Torquigener flavimaculosus Actinopterygii: Tetraodontidae 1987 [52]
Trypauchen vagina Actinopterygii: Oxudercidae 2011 [97]
Tylerius spinosissimus
Actinopterygii: Tetraodontidae 2005 [98]
Tylosurus choram
Belonidae
1963 [99]
Upeneus moluccensis
Mullidae
1947 [4]
Upeneus pori
Mullidae
1950 [4]
Urocaridella pulchella Crustacea: Palaemonidae 2008 [21]
Vanderhorstia mertensi Actinopterygii: Gobiidae 2008 [100]

Mediterranean species to Red Sea

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