News Headline

Trojan fish': Invasive rabbitfish spread invasive species

Source
EurActiv.com

Publication Date
2017-05-17

he mystery of how some invasive species may rapidly invade and spread in the world's oceans without assistance by marine traffic may have been partly solved by a new Mediterranean Sea study. Red Sea rabbitfish invaded the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal in the 20th century. Soon after, more than 60 species of small Red Sea marine animals, known as foraminifera, also invaded the Mediterranean.

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https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/hcfo-fi051717.php