Naria turdus (Lamarck, 1810) well established in the Caribbean Sea and first observations in Guadeloupe and La Désirade
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Introduction

Naria turdus (Lamarck, 1810) is a species that is present in the Red Sea, the northern Indian Ocean and along part of the coast of East Africa (Lorenz, 2018). In the early 2000s, it was discovered in the south of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Tunisia (Wimart-Rousseau, 2004; Robin, 2007). Twenty years later, it is still found there (Potier, 2023), which suggests that the species is capable of colonizing new geographic areas, and then establishing a stable population. This behavior is far from that shown by invasive species that expand their range temporarily. Naria turdus appears to be an introduced species, which has established itself in the Mediterranean, without being invasive as, for example, in the case ofIsognomon spp.or Chama pacifica Broderip, 1835 (Zenetos et al., 2023; HB pers. obs. abundant in Crete in summer 2023). True Invasive Alien Species (IAS) (OFB, 2023) are one of the five major causes of biodiversity erosion in the world.

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