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How did Milesā firefish reach the Mediterranean Sea?
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Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa).
Milesā firefish (Pterois miles), also known as the devil firefish, is native to the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf. Scientists suspect that the species reached the Mediterranean Sea by migrating through the Suez Canal, a sea-level waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. By 2016, the species had successfully established at least one breeding population along the southern coast of Cyprus.12