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Introduced and invasive animals in Syria
149 animal species are listed as introduced in Syria by the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, and 7 of them are flagged as invasive.
- Introduced species
- 149
- Flagged invasive
- 7
Which invasive animals are in Syria?
Species the checklist flags as invasive, most looked-up first.
Leidy's comb jelly
Mnemiopsis leidyi
Sand crab
Portunus pelagicus
Pharaoh mussel
Brachidontes pharaonis
Speckled moon crab
Ashtoret lunaris
Red-sea mantis shrimp
Erugosquilla massavensis
Bamboo prawn
Penaeus japonicus
All introduced animals in Syria
Invasive species first.
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | In this country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leidy's comb jelly | Mnemiopsis leidyi | Bolinopsidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Sand crab | Portunus pelagicus | Portunidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Pharaoh mussel | Brachidontes pharaonis | Mytilidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Speckled moon crab | Ashtoret lunaris | Matutidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Red-sea mantis shrimp | Erugosquilla massavensis | Squillidea | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Echinolittorina punctata | Echinolittorina punctata | Littorinidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Bamboo prawn | Penaeus japonicus | Penaeidae | Not recorded | Invasive |
| Common carp | Cyprinus carpio | Cyprinidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Wels catfish | Silurus glanis | Siluridae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Rainbow trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Salmonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Asian tiger mosquito | Aedes albopictus | Culicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mosquitofish | Gambusia affinis | Poeciliidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Nile tilapia | Oreochromis niloticus | Cichlidae | Least Concern | Introduced |
| Blue crab | Callinectes sapidus | Portunidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Emperor | Pomacanthus imperator | Pomacanthidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Lionfish | Pterois miles | Scorpaenidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Gambies | Gambusia holbrooki | Poeciliidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Khapra beetle | Trogoderma granarium | Dermestidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Coronet | Fistularia commersonii | Fistulariidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Longtail ray | Himantura uarnak | Dasyatidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Gar fish | Ablennes hians | Belonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blue tilapia | Oreochromis aureus | Cichlidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cofferfish | Tetrosomus gibbosus | Ostraciidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Banded scad | Alepes djedaba | Carangidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Flutefish | Fistularia petimba | Fistulariidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Gobi | Platycephalus indicus | Platycephalidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cream parrotfish | Scarus ghobban | Labridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Dusky spinefoot | Siganus luridus | Siganidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Black spinefoot | Siganus rivulatus | Siganidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Yellowtail barracuda | Sphyraena flavicauda | Sphyraenidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Goatfish | Upeneus moluccensis | Mullidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Puffer | Lagocephalus lagocephalus | Tetraodontidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Spade blaasop | Lagocephalus spadiceus | Tetraodontidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Crazy ant | Paratrechina longicornis | Formicidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red sea goatfish | Parupeneus forsskali | Mullidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Reticulated leatherjacket | Stephanolepis diaspros | Monacanthidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Karanteen | Crenidens crenidens | Sparidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Zebra prawn | Penaeus semisulcatus | Penaeidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Redcoat | Sargocentron rubrum | Holocentridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Gulf torpedo | Torpedo sinuspersici | Torpedinidae | 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 |
| Spotted seahare | Aplysia dactylomela | Aplysiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Hooded butterflyfish | Chaetodon larvatus | Chaetodontidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Slender sardine | Dussumieria elopsoides | Dussumieriidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| African flyingfish | Parexocoetus mento | Exocoetidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Trumpeter | Pelates quadrilineatus | Terapontidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Haffara seabream | Rhabdosargus haffara | Sparidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Nomad jelly | Rhopilema nomadica | Rhizostomatidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Rock oyster | Saccostrea cuccullata | Ostreidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Sennit | Sphyraena pinguis | Sphyraenidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Needlefish | Hemiramphus far | Hemiramphidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Brown prawn | Metapenaeus monoceros | Penaeidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Randall's threadfin bream | Nemipterus randalli | Nemipteridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Blacktip cardinalfish | Apogon atradorsatus | Apogonidae | 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 |
| Twospot cardinalfish | Cheilodipterus novemstriatus | Apogonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Suez puffer | Lagocephalus suezensis | Tetraodontidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Arrow bulleye | Priacanthus sagittarius | Priacanthidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Spiny hands | Charybdis hellerii | Portunidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cynoglossus sinusarabici | Cynoglossus sinusarabici | Cynoglossidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Tropical garfish | Hyporhamphus affinis | Hemiramphidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Black-edged sweeper | Pempheris mangula | Pempheridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Arabian fangblenny | Petroscirtes ancylodon | Blenniidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Smoky cone | Conus fumigatus | Conidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Equulites klunzingeri | Equulites klunzingeri | Leiognathidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Striped piggy | Pomadasys stridens | Haemulidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Squeaking perch | Terapon puta | Terapontidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Rosy egg crab | Atergatis roseus | Xanthidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Spotback herring | Herklotsichthys punctatus | Dorosomatidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Marbled shrimp | Saron marmoratus | Hippolytidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Egyptian sandgoby | Silhouettea aegyptia | Gobiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Dirty sea squirt | Ascidiella aspersa | Ascidiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Herdman's sea squirt | Herdmania momus | Pyuridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Fourlined cardinalfish | Ostorhinchus fasciatus | Apogonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Kanimori-gai | Rhinoclavis kochi | Cerithiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Pacific jewel box | Chama pacifica | Chamidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Persian conch | Conomurex persicus | Strombidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Ringed nudibranch | Goniobranchus annulatus | Chromodorididae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Carinate rock shell | Indothais lacera | Muricidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bean hammer oyster | Malleus regula | Malleidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Black tunicate | Phallusia nigra | Ascidiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Four-tooth tubeworm | Spirobranchus tetraceros | Serpulidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Spiny thorny oyster | Spondylus spinosus | Spondylidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red sea Roundherring | Etrumeus golanii | Dussumieriidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Spotfin cardinal | Jaydia queketti | Apogonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Peregrine shrimp | Metapenaeus stebbingi | Penaeidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Forsskål's murex | Murex forskoehlii | Muricidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Rayed pearl oyster | Pinctada radiata | Margaritidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| African blue swimming crab | Portunus segnis | Portunidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red sea hardyhead silverside | Atherinomorus forskalii | Atherinomoridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Hermit crab | Calcinus tubularis | Diogenidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Smith's cardinalfish | Jaydia smithi | Apogonidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Worm sea cucumber | Synaptula reciprocans | Synaptidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Thrush cowrie | Naria turdus | Cypraeidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Oxyurichthys petersii | Oxyurichthys petersii | Gobiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| White stinger | Macrorhynchia philippina | Aglaopheniidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Ruppell's keyhole limpet | Diodora ruppellii | Fissurellidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Acteocina mucronata | Acteocina mucronata | Tornatinidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Afrocardium richardi | Afrocardium richardi | Cardiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Agelas linnaei | Agelas linnaei | Agelasidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Alpheus edwardsii | Alpheus edwardsii | Alpheidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Alpheus inopinatus | Alpheus inopinatus | Alpheidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Alpheus migrans | Alpheus migrans | Alpheidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Arabian pupfish | Aphaniops dispar | Cyprinodontidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Bulla arabica | Bulla arabica | Bullidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Cerithidium diplax | Cerithidium diplax | 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 |
| Charybdis longicollis | Charybdis longicollis | Portunidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Circenita varia | Circenita varia | Veneridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Coleusia signata | Coleusia signata | Leucosiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Ponyfish | Equulites berbis | Leiognathidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Ergalatax junionae | Ergalatax junionae | Muricidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Finella pupoides | Finella pupoides | Scaliolidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Gafrarium savignyi | Gafrarium savignyi | Veneridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Glabropilumnus laevis | Glabropilumnus laevis | Pilumnidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Ixa monodi | Ixa monodi | Leucosiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Leptochela aculeocaudata | Leptochela aculeocaudata | Pasiphaeidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Leptochela pugnax | Leptochela pugnax | Pasiphaeidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Macrophthalmus indicus | Macrophthalmus indicus | Macrophthalmidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Miyagi oyster | Magallana gigas | Ostreidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Marmorofusus verrucosus | Marmorofusus verrucosus | Fasciolariidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Megastomia lorioli | Megastomia lorioli | Pyramidellidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Micippa thalia | Micippa thalia | Majidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Mnestia girardi | Mnestia girardi | Mnestiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Myra subgranulata | Myra subgranulata | Leucosiidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Ophiactis macrolepidota | Ophiactis macrolepidota | Ophiactidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Textile venus | Paratapes textile | Veneridae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Penaeus pulchricaudatus | Penaeus pulchricaudatus | Penaeidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Pseudominolia nedyma | Pseudominolia nedyma | Trochidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Pyrgulina pupaeformis | Pyrgulina pupaeformis | Pyramidellidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Pyrunculus fourierii | Pyrunculus fourierii | Retusidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Rissoina bertholleti | Rissoina bertholleti | Rissoinidae | 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 |
| Sticteulima lentiginosa | Sticteulima lentiginosa | Eulimidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Syrnola cinctella | Syrnola cinctella | Pyramidellidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Syrnola fasciata | Syrnola fasciata | Pyramidellidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Syrnola lendix | Syrnola lendix | Pyramidellidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Thalamita indistincta | Thalamita indistincta | Portunidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Thalamita poissonii | Thalamita poissonii | Portunidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Red sea topshell | Trochus erithreus | Trochidae | Not recorded | Introduced |
| Zafra selasphora | Zafra selasphora | Columbellidae | 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.