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Introduced and invasive animals in Greece

207 animal species are listed as introduced in Greece by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 11 of them are flagged as invasive.

All animals in Greece

Introduced species: 207
Flagged invasive: 11

Which invasive animals are in Greece?

Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.

Coronet

Fistularia commersonii

FistulariidaeNo free photo yet

Giant toado

Lagocephalus sceleratus

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Dusky spinefoot

Siganus luridus

SiganidaeNo free photo yet

Black spinefoot

Siganus rivulatus

SiganidaeNo free photo yet

Flat crab

Percnon gibbesi

PercnidaeNo free photo yet

Persian conch

Conomurex persicus

StrombidaeNo free photo yet

Leaf oyster

Dendostrea folium

OstreidaeNo free photo yet

Fragile cockle

Fulvia fragilis

CardiidaeNo free photo yet

Worm sea cucumber

Synaptula reciprocans

SynaptidaeNo free photo yet

Red shrimp

Penaeus aztecus

PenaeidaeNo free photo yet

All introduced animals in Greece

Invasive species first.

Common name	Scientific name	Family	Status	In this country
Blue crab	Callinectes sapidus	Portunidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Coronet	Fistularia commersonii	Fistulariidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Giant toado	Lagocephalus sceleratus	Tetraodontidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Dusky spinefoot	Siganus luridus	Siganidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Black spinefoot	Siganus rivulatus	Siganidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Flat crab	Percnon gibbesi	Percnidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Persian conch	Conomurex persicus	Strombidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Leaf oyster	Dendostrea folium	Ostreidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Fragile cockle	Fulvia fragilis	Cardiidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Worm sea cucumber	Synaptula reciprocans	Synaptidae	Not recorded	Invasive
Red shrimp	Penaeus aztecus	Penaeidae	Not recorded	Invasive
House mouse	Mus musculus	Muridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Goldfish	Carassius auratus	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
European rabbit	Oryctolagus cuniculus	Leporidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Mute swan	Cygnus olor	Anatidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Budgerigar	Melopsittacus undulatus	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Muskrat	Ondatra zibethicus	Cricetidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Brown rat	Rattus norvegicus	Muridae	Least Concern	Introduced
Brown trout	Salmo trutta	Salmonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Nutria	Myocastor coypus	Echimyidae	Least Concern	Introduced
American mink	Neogale vison	Mustelidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Rainbow trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black rat	Rattus rattus	Muridae	Least Concern	Introduced
African sacred ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus	Threskiornithidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Rose-ringed parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Psittaculidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Cyprinidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Chukar partridge	Alectoris chukar	Phasianidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Asian tiger mosquito	Aedes albopictus	Culicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sterlet	Acipenser ruthenus	Acipenseridae	Endangered	Introduced
Silver carp	Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	Cyprinidae	Near Threatened	Introduced
Prussian carp	Carassius gibelio	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lavaret	Coregonus lavaretus	Salmonidae	Vulnerable	Introduced
Bighead carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Cyprinidae	Data Deficient	Introduced
Russian sturgeon	Acipenser gueldenstaedtii	Acipenseridae	Critically Endangered	Introduced
American paddlefish	Polyodon spathula	Polyodontidae	Vulnerable	Introduced
Brook trout	Salvelinus fontinalis	Salmonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Common chameleon	Chamaeleo chamaeleon	Chamaeleonidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Common wall lizard	Podarcis muralis	Lacertidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Siberian sturgeon	Acipenser baerii	Acipenseridae	Critically Endangered	Introduced
Coho salmon	Oncorhynchus kisutch	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Signal crayfish	Pacifastacus leniusculus	Astacidae	Least Concern	Introduced
Stone Moroco	Pseudorasbora parva	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bass	Micropterus salmoides	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Seed	Lepomis gibbosus	Centrarchidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cat snake	Telescopus fallax	Colubridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Slider	Trachemys scripta	Emydidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Kuda	Scomberomorus commerson	Scombridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sailfin molly	Poecilia latipinna	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lionfish	Pterois miles	Scorpaenidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Freckled dolphin	Sousa plumbea	Delphinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sohal	Acanthurus sohal	Acanthuridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Gambies	Gambusia holbrooki	Poeciliidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Steamer	Mya arenaria	Myidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Leidy's comb jelly	Mnemiopsis leidyi	Bolinopsidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Redfish	Lutjanus sebae	Lutjanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sahel chameleon	Chamaeleo africanus	Chamaeleonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ohrid trout	Salmo letnica	Salmonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sergeants	Abudefduf sexfasciatus	Pomacentridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Rapana venosa	Rapana venosa	Muricidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Banded scad	Alepes djedaba	Carangidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cream parrotfish	Scarus ghobban	Labridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Long-spined sea urchin	Diadema setosum	Diadematidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mudsnail	Potamopyrgus antipodarum	Tateidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chinese pondmussel	Sinanodonta woodiana	Not recorded	Not recorded	Introduced
Yellowtail barracuda	Sphyraena flavicauda	Sphyraenidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Goatfish	Upeneus moluccensis	Mullidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Oval squid	Sepioteuthis lessoniana	Loliginidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red sea goatfish	Parupeneus forsskali	Mullidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Upsidedown jelly	Cassiopea andromeda	Cassiopeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Reticulated leatherjacket	Stephanolepis diaspros	Monacanthidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Redcoat	Sargocentron rubrum	Holocentridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Studded pufferfish	Torquigener flavimaculosus	Tetraodontidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Spiny blaasop	Tylerius spinosissimus	Tetraodontidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Boat shell	Crepidula fornicata	Calyptraeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Por's goatfish	Upeneus pori	Mullidae	Not recorded	Introduced
African flyingfish	Parexocoetus mento	Exocoetidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mimic lymnaea	Pseudosuccinea columella	Lymnaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Nomad jelly	Rhopilema nomadica	Rhizostomatidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sennit	Sphyraena pinguis	Sphyraenidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Banded grunter	Terapon theraps	Terapontidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Needlefish	Hemiramphus far	Hemiramphidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Parabramis pekinensis	Parabramis pekinensis	Cyprinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pharaoh cardinalfish	Apogonichthyoides pharaonis	Apogonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Blotchfin dragonet	Callionymus filamentosus	Callionymidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Nakedband gaper	Champsodon nudivittis	Champsodontidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Tube worm	Ficopomatus enigmaticus	Serpulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Diamondback puffer	Lagocephalus guentheri	Tetraodontidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Suez puffer	Lagocephalus suezensis	Tetraodontidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Green Melibe	Melibe viridis	Tethydidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Triangle barnacle	Balanus trigonus	Balanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Spiny hands	Charybdis hellerii	Portunidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Titan acorn barnacle	Megabalanus tintinnabulum	Balanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sponge isopod	Paracerceis sculpta	Sphaeromatidae	Not recorded	Introduced
False angelwing	Petricolaria pholadiformis	Veneridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Arabian fangblenny	Petroscirtes ancylodon	Blenniidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ovate beroid	Beroe ovata	Beroidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Unicorn cod	Bregmaceros nectabanus	Bregmacerotidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Equulites klunzingeri	Equulites klunzingeri	Leiognathidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Fireworm	Eurythoe complanata	Amphinomidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Common moon crab	Matuta victor	Matutidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Seychelles dragonet	Synchiropus sechellensis	Callionymidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Southern rough shrimp	Trachysalambria curvirostris	Penaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Transverse ark	Anadara transversa	Arcidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Rosy egg crab	Atergatis roseus	Xanthidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Calcareous tube worm	Hydroides elegans	Serpulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mottled dorid	Hypselodoris infucata	Chromodorididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Dirty sea squirt	Ascidiella aspersa	Ascidiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pharaoh mussel	Brachidontes pharaonis	Mytilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Hairy sea hare	Bursatella leachii	Aplysiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Violet-eyed swimming crab	Carupa tenuipes	Portunidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Two-ridge ramshorn	Helisoma anceps	Planorbidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Herdman's sea squirt	Herdmania momus	Pyuridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Medusa worm	Loimia medusa	Terebellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Kanimori-gai	Rhinoclavis kochi	Cerithiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Flame feather duster worm	Branchiomma luctuosum	Sabellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pacific jewel box	Chama pacifica	Chamidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ringed nudibranch	Goniobranchus annulatus	Chromodorididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Starred agama	Laudakia stellio	Agamidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bean hammer oyster	Malleus regula	Malleidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Black tunicate	Phallusia nigra	Ascidiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sideburn wrasse	Pteragogus trispilus	Labridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Four-tooth tubeworm	Spirobranchus tetraceros	Serpulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Spiny thorny oyster	Spondylus spinosus	Spondylidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Club tunicate	Styela plicata	Styelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lamarck's crab	Xanthias lamarckii	Xanthidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lister's didemnid	Diplosoma listerianum	Didemnidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red sea Roundherring	Etrumeus golanii	Dussumieriidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pod tree oyster	Isognomon legumen	Isognomonidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Whip mudworm	Polydora cornuta	Spionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
African blue swimming crab	Portunus segnis	Portunidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mapped sea hare	Syphonota geographica	Aplysiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Sea sauerkraut	Amathia verticillata	Vesiculariidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red sea hardyhead silverside	Atherinomorus forskalii	Atherinomoridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Rough jewel-box clam	Chama asperella	Chamidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Oxyurichthys petersii	Oxyurichthys petersii	Gobiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red swimming crab	Gonioinfradens paucidentatus	Portunidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Purple flabellina	Coryphellina rubrolineata	Flabellinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Red-sea mantis shrimp	Erugosquilla massavensis	Squillidea	Not recorded	Introduced
Rhomboid sweeper	Pempheris rhomboidea	Pempheridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Giant sturgeon	Acipenser huso	Acipenseridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Actaeodes tomentosus	Actaeodes tomentosus	Xanthidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Acteocina mucronata	Acteocina mucronata	Tornatinidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Alpheus rapacida	Alpheus rapacida	Alpheidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bullfrog	Aquarana catesbeiana	Ranidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Arietellus pavoninus	Arietellus pavoninus	Arietellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Branchiomma bairdi	Branchiomma bairdi	Sabellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Bulla arabica	Bulla arabica	Bullidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Calappa pelii	Calappa pelii	Calappidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Caprella scaura	Caprella scaura	Caprellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Celleporaria vermiformis	Celleporaria vermiformis	Celleporidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Centropages furcatus	Centropages furcatus	Centropagidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cerithidium perparvulum	Cerithidium perparvulum	Cerithiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cerithiopsis pulvis	Cerithiopsis pulvis	Cerithiopsidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cerithiopsis tenthrenois	Cerithiopsis tenthrenois	Cerithiopsidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cerithium scabridum	Cerithium scabridum	Cerithiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Chaetozone corona	Chaetozone corona	Cirratulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Charybdis longicollis	Charybdis longicollis	Portunidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ciona robusta	Ciona robusta	Cionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Clementia papyracea	Clementia papyracea	Veneridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Coleusia signata	Coleusia signata	Leucosiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Cymodoce fuscina	Cymodoce fuscina	Sphaeromatidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Desdemona ornata	Desdemona ornata	Sabellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Diodora funiculata	Diodora funiculata	Fissurellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Dispio magna	Dispio magna	Spionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Dodecaceria capensis	Dodecaceria capensis	Cirratulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Dorvillea similis	Dorvillea similis	Dorvilleidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ergalatax junionae	Ergalatax junionae	Muricidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Glycinde bonhourei	Glycinde bonhourei	Goniadidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Glyphidohaptor plectocirra	Glyphidohaptor plectocirra	Ancyrocephalidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Hydroides brachyacantha	Hydroides brachyacantha	Serpulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Hydroides dirampha	Hydroides dirampha	Serpulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Ixa monodi	Ixa monodi	Leucosiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lamprohaminoea ovalis	Lamprohaminoea ovalis	Haminoeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Leonnates persicus	Leonnates persicus	Nereididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lepidonotus tenuisetosus	Lepidonotus tenuisetosus	Polynoidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Linopherus canariensis	Linopherus canariensis	Amphinomidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lumbrinerides neogesae	Lumbrinerides neogesae	Lumbrineridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Lysidice collaris	Lysidice collaris	Eunicidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Macrophthalmus indicus	Macrophthalmus indicus	Macrophthalmidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Metapenaeopsis aegyptia	Metapenaeopsis aegyptia	Penaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Mnestia girardi	Mnestia girardi	Mnestiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Myra subgranulata	Myra subgranulata	Leucosiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Neanthes agulhana	Neanthes agulhana	Nereididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Nerita sanguinolenta	Nerita sanguinolenta	Neritidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Notomastus aberans	Notomastus aberans	Capitellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Oscilla galilae	Oscilla galilae	Pyramidellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Paracartia grani	Paracartia grani	Acartiidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Paradyte crinoidicola	Paradyte crinoidicola	Polynoidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Paraleucilla magna	Paraleucilla magna	Amphoriscidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Parvocalanus crassirostris	Parvocalanus crassirostris	Paracalanidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Penaeus hathor	Penaeus hathor	Penaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Penaeus pulchricaudatus	Penaeus pulchricaudatus	Penaeidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Haarder	Planiliza haematocheilus	Mugilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Polycerella emertoni	Polycerella emertoni	Polyceridae	Not recorded	Introduced
Polycirrus twisti	Polycirrus twisti	Terebellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Prionospio pulchra	Prionospio pulchra	Spionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Protodorvillea biarticulata	Protodorvillea biarticulata	Dorvilleidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pseudonereis anomala	Pseudonereis anomala	Nereididae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata	Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata	Spionidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Pyrunculus fourierii	Pyrunculus fourierii	Retusidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Septifer cumingii	Septifer cumingii	Mytilidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Smaragdia souverbiana	Smaragdia souverbiana	Neritidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Spirorbis marioni	Spirorbis marioni	Serpulidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Symplegma brakenhielmi	Symplegma brakenhielmi	Styelidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Syrnola fasciata	Syrnola fasciata	Pyramidellidae	Not recorded	Introduced
Thalamita poissonii	Thalamita poissonii	Portunidae	Not recorded	Introduced

A species is on this list when the country's checklist in the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species records it as introduced by people and present. It is marked invasive when the checklist records an impact on native wildlife or habitats. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another, and checklists are revised as countries report, so the list is not final. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0). See the sources.