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Introduced and invasive animals in Libya
57 animal species are listed as introduced in Libya by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 6 of them are flagged as invasive.
- Introduced species
- 57
- Flagged invasive
- 6
Which invasive animals are in Libya?
Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.
Coronet
Fistularia commersonii
Dusky spinefoot
Siganus luridus
Black spinefoot
Siganus rivulatus
Flat crab
Percnon gibbesi
Hairy sea hare
Bursatella leachii
Fragile cockle
Fulvia fragilis
All introduced animals in Libya
Invasive species first.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | In this country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronet | Fistularia commersonii | Fistulariidae | 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 |
| Hairy sea hare | Bursatella leachii | Aplysiidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Fragile cockle | Fulvia fragilis | Cardiidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Eurasian collared dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Columbidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Kuda | Scomberomorus commerson | Scombridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Lionfish | Pterois miles | Scorpaenidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Giant toado | Lagocephalus sceleratus | Tetraodontidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Banded scad | Alepes djedaba | Carangidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Pitted hardyhead | Atherinomorus lacunosus | Atherinomoridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Yellowtail barracuda | Sphyraena flavicauda | Sphyraenidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Dingo fish | Sphyraena obtusata | Sphyraenidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Goatfish | Upeneus moluccensis | Mullidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Saury | Saurida undosquamis | Harpadontidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Oval squid | Sepioteuthis lessoniana | Loliginidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Reticulated leatherjacket | Stephanolepis diaspros | Monacanthidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| African hind | Cephalopholis taeniops | Epinephelidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Karanteen | Crenidens crenidens | Sparidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Redcoat | Sargocentron rubrum | Holocentridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Studded pufferfish | Torquigener flavimaculosus | Tetraodontidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mango fish | Coptodon zillii | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Por's goatfish | Upeneus pori | Mullidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| African flyingfish | Parexocoetus mento | Exocoetidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Sennit | Sphyraena pinguis | Sphyraenidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Needlefish | Hemiramphus far | Hemiramphidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Gold Ringer | Monetaria annulus | Cypraeidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Suez puffer | Lagocephalus suezensis | Tetraodontidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Black-edged sweeper | Pempheris mangula | Pempheridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Smoky cone | Conus fumigatus | Conidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Lagoon brittle star | Ophiocoma scolopendrina | Ophiocomidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Vanikolo sweeper | Pempheris vanicolensis | Pempheridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Scaly rock crab | Plagusia squamosa | Plagusiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Brownspot squirrelfish | Sargocentron praslin | Holocentridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Spotback herring | Herklotsichthys punctatus | Dorosomatidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Jewelled chiton | Acanthopleura gemmata | Chitonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Double-banded creeper | Clypeomorus bifasciata | Cerithiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Persian conch | Conomurex persicus | Strombidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blunt-spined Euryplacid crab | Eucrate crenata | Euryplacidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bean hammer oyster | Malleus regula | Malleidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Rayed limpet | Cellana rota | Nacellidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red sea Roundherring | Etrumeus golanii | Dussumieriidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| African blue swimming crab | Portunus segnis | Portunidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red sea hardyhead silverside | Atherinomorus forskalii | Atherinomoridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Thrush cowrie | Naria turdus | Cypraeidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Eastern volcano barnacle | Tetraclita rufotincta | Tetraclitidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red-sea mantis shrimp | Erugosquilla massavensis | Squillidea | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Apanthura sandalensis | Apanthura sandalensis | Anthuridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Euchaeta concinna | Euchaeta concinna | Euchaetidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Grapsus granulosus | Grapsus granulosus | Grapsidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Haliotis pustulata | Haliotis pustulata | Haliotidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Hamimaera hamigera | Hamimaera hamigera | Maeridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Lamprohaminoea ovalis | Lamprohaminoea ovalis | Haminoeidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Nerita sanguinolenta | Nerita sanguinolenta | Neritidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Paradella dianae | Paradella dianae | Sphaeromatidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Planiliza carinata | Planiliza carinata | Mugilidae | 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.