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Introduced and invasive animals in Malta

78 animal species are listed as introduced in Malta by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 8 of them are flagged as invasive.

All animals in Malta

Introduced species
78
Flagged invasive
8

Which invasive animals are in Malta?

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

LC, Least Concern
Marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus)

Marsh frog

Pelophylax ridibundus

Ranidae

Coronet

Fistularia commersonii

FistulariidaeNo free photo yet

Puffer

Sphoeroides pachygaster

TetraodontidaeNo free photo yet

Flat crab

Percnon gibbesi

PercnidaeNo free photo yet

All introduced animals in Malta

Invasive species first.

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusIn this country
Marsh frogPelophylax ridibundusRanidaeLeast ConcernInvasive
Red crayfishProcambarus clarkiiCambaridaeNot recordedInvasive
CoronetFistularia commersoniiFistulariidaeNot recordedInvasive
PufferSphoeroides pachygasterTetraodontidaeNot recordedInvasive
Marbled crayfishProcambarus virginalisCambaridaeNot recordedInvasive
Dusky spinefootSiganus luridusSiganidaeNot recordedInvasive
Flat crabPercnon gibbesiPercnidaeNot recordedInvasive
Pharaoh musselBrachidontes pharaonisMytilidaeNot recordedInvasive
Estuary codEpinephelus malabaricusEpinephelidaeNot recordedIntroduced
ScatScatophagus argusScatophagidaeNot recordedIntroduced
SergeantsAbudefduf vaigiensisPomacentridaeNot recordedIntroduced
Old womanPomacanthus maculosusPomacanthidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Giant toadoLagocephalus sceleratusTetraodontidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Blue tangAcanthurus coeruleusAcanthuridaeNot recordedIntroduced
SnapperLutjanus fulviflammaLutjanidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Banded scadAlepes djedabaCarangidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Bird-eye congerEnchelycore anatinaMuraenidaeNot recordedIntroduced
DoctorfishAcanthurus chirurgusAcanthuridaeNot recordedIntroduced
Red sea bannerfishHeniochus intermediusChaetodontidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Rock breamOplegnathus fasciatusOplegnathidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Fringe blennyParablennius pilicornisBlenniidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Azure damselfishChrysiptera hemicyaneaPomacentridaeNot recordedIntroduced
CookHolocentrus adscensionisHolocentridaeNot recordedIntroduced
Floating bellPhyllorhiza punctataMastigiidaeNot recordedIntroduced
SurgeonfishAcanthurus monroviaeAcanthuridaeNot recordedIntroduced
Upsidedown jellyCassiopea andromedaCassiopeidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Yellowfin hindCephalopholis hemistiktosEpinephelidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Reticulated leatherjacketStephanolepis diasprosMonacanthidaeNot recordedIntroduced
African hindCephalopholis taeniopsEpinephelidaeNot recordedIntroduced
RedclawCherax quadricarinatusParastacidaeNot recordedIntroduced
BluefishKyphosus vaigiensisKyphosidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Cocoa damselfishStegastes variabilisPomacentridaeNot recordedIntroduced
Boat shellCrepidula fornicataCalyptraeidaeNot recordedIntroduced
African sergeantAbudefduf hoefleriPomacentridaeNot recordedIntroduced
Nomad jellyRhopilema nomadicaRhizostomatidaeNot recordedIntroduced
SennitSphyraena pinguisSphyraenidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Niger hindCephalopholis nigriEpinephelidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Guinean angelfishHolacanthus africanusPomacanthidaeNot recordedIntroduced
DevilfishOphioblennius atlanticusBlenniidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Slate pencil urchinEucidaris tribuloidesCidaridaeNot recordedIntroduced
Green MelibeMelibe viridisTethydidaeNot recordedIntroduced
AmberjackSeriola fasciataCarangidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Sponge isopodParacerceis sculptaSphaeromatidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Fan shrimpAtyopsis moluccensisAtyidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Calcareous tube wormHydroides elegansSerpulidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Striated little trough shellAtactodea striataMesodesmatidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Hairy sea hareBursatella leachiiAplysiidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Herdman's sea squirtHerdmania momusPyuridaeNot recordedIntroduced
Japanese sucking WormpodParanthura japonicaParanthuridaeNot recordedIntroduced
Spotted sand shellNotocochlis gualterianaNaticidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Club tunicateStyela plicataStyelidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Fragile cockleFulvia fragilisCardiidaeNot recordedIntroduced
African blue swimming crabPortunus segnisPortunidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Grey top shellSteromphala cinerariaTrochidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Sea sauerkrautAmathia verticillataVesiculariidaeNot recordedIntroduced
White-speckled headshield slugBiuve fulvipunctataAglajidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Spotted tiger flatwormMaritigrella fuscopunctataEuryleptidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Blunt-spined MicrocosmusMicrocosmus squamigerPyuridaeNot recordedIntroduced
Pond crayfishPontastacus leptodactylusAstacidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Red-sea mantis shrimpErugosquilla massavensisSquillideaNot recordedIntroduced
Achelia sawayaiAchelia sawayaiAmmotheidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Anteaeolidiella luranaAnteaeolidiella luranaAeolidiidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Aspidosiphon mexicanusAspidosiphon mexicanusAspidosiphonidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Branchiomma bairdiBranchiomma bairdiSabellidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Branchiomma boholenseBranchiomma boholenseSabellidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Caprella scauraCaprella scauraCaprellidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Celleporaria apertaCelleporaria apertaCelleporidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Celleporaria brunneaCelleporaria brunneaCelleporidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Celleporaria pilaeferaCelleporaria pilaeferaCelleporidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Cerithium scabridumCerithium scabridumCerithiidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Cuvierina cancapaeCuvierina cancapaeCuvierinidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Eurythoe laevisetisEurythoe laevisetisAmphinomidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Lamprohaminoea ovalisLamprohaminoea ovalisHaminoeidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Miyagi oysterMagallana gigasOstreidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Paraleucilla magnaParaleucilla magnaAmphoriscidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Polycerella emertoniPolycerella emertoniPolyceridaeNot recordedIntroduced
Stenothoe georgianaStenothoe georgianaStenothoidaeNot recordedIntroduced
Watersipora arcuataWatersipora arcuataWatersiporidaeNot recordedIntroduced

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.