TITLE: Climate change and lessepsian migration: An example from the fish fauna of Cyprus
KEYWORDS: lessepsian fish, climate change, Scarus ghobban, Cyprus
ABSTRACT: This paper aims to give updated information on the lessepsian fish fauna of Cyprus. An overview of the phenomenon of the lessepsian migration is also given. Additionally, a discussion is made on how lessepsian migration is connected to the increase of the mean annual temperature of the Mediterranean. Finally, the current status of the available information of the lessepsian fauna of Cyprus is discussed, together with some actions which need to be taken in order to facilitate monitoring and prediction of the evolution of this phenomenon.
