| Reference no. | Ali, M., A. Saad, C. Raynaud and C. Capepe, 2013 |
| Ecosystem | Mediterranean Sea |
| Status | introduced |
| Abundance | abundant (always seen in some numbers) |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Also Ref. 84163 (first record from Haifa Bay was misidentified as N. japonicus). First record via Suez Canal, Israel, 2006 (Ref. 127989). |