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In contrast, Fistularia commersonii, widely distributed in the the eastern Mediterranean basin. It reached the Strait of
Indo-Pacific and eastern-central Pacific, was first recorded Sicily in 2003–2004 and the French coast in 2007 and has
in the Mediterranean in January 2000 along the coast of now been recorded from the whole Mediterranean (Bodilis
Israel. Since then, the species has quickly spread throughout et al., 2011) (Fig. 9; Table 1).

TABLE 1. Patterns of spread of Atlantic and Lessepsian fish species in the Mediterranean. Data from Pastor & Francour (2010; Parablennius
pilicornis), Bodilis et al. (2012b; Pomadasys incisus), Francour et al. (2010; Lampris guttatus), Francour & Mouine (2008; Kyphosus sectatrix),
Bodilis et al. (2012a; Pisodonophys semicinctus), Daniel et al. (2009; Siganus luridus), and Bodilis et al. (2001; Fistularia commersonii).

SPECIES DISTRIBUTION FIRST ENTRANCE NORTH SPAIN TUNISIA SICILY NORTH FRANCE % OF ALL
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN ITALY RECORDS
Atlantic species
Parablennius pilicornis Continuous ca. 1960 1986 ca. 1970 1982 2003 2006 ?
Pomadasys incisus Continuous before 1840 ca. 1900 1893 ? 1991 2006-2011 50-70% since 2006
Lampris guttatus Continuous before 1800 ? 2008 1979 1807 1826 60% since 2008
Kyphosus sectatrix Patchy before 1840 1996 2003 1883 1903 2006 70% since 2006
Pisodonophis semicinctus Patchy ca. 1950 ? 1991 1997 1996 1980 60% since 1997
Lessepsian species
Siganus luridus Patchy 1956 no 1970 2003 no 2008 ?
Fistularia commersonii Patchy 2000 2007 2003 2002 2004 2007 ?

Fig. 10. Location map of the records of Fistularia commersonii along the French coast. Numbers (inset map) denote records described
in Table 2. Years indicate the spreading of the species within the Mediterranean Sea (modified from Bodilis et al., 2011). The black
portion denotes the areas where the species is frequently observed (DAISIE, 2008). Circle sizes correspond to the number of individuals
caught (small, from 1 to 5 individuals; medium, 12–15 individuals; large, more than 100 individuals). Source: P. Francour, P. Bodilis

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