| Reference no. | Golani, D., L. Orsi Relini, E. Massutà and J.-P. Quignard, 2002 |
| Ecosystem | Mediterranean Sea |
| Status | native |
| Abundance | common (usually seen) |
| Lifestage | adults |
| Regional database | |
| Remarks | Herculean migrant (entered the Mediterranean via Gibraltar) (Ref. 43448) in the western Mediterranean. First record via Gibraltar, Spain, 1920 (Ref. 127989). |