Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Iraq/Shatt-al-Arab estuary (1960s, Naser et al. 2011)
Geographic Extent
Iraq/Shatt-al-Arab estuary (1960s, Naser et al. 2011); Iran/Bahmanshir River (Shadadi et al. 2014)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
References
Naser, M. D.; Son. M. O.; Yasser, A.Gh. (2011) [Assessing the risks of aquatic invertebrates invasions in the Shatt-al-Arab River] (Russian), Russian Journal of Biological Invasions 1: 77-85Shahdadi, Adnan; Sari, Alireza; Naderloo, Reza (2014) A checklist of the barnacles (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Thoracica) of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman with nine new records, Zootaxa 3784: 201-223