In the Mediterranean Sea, Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790) is considered as a rare species, albeit an increasing number of individual-based sightings published in the literature. In this study, we present 32 additional records of this thermophilic species from the Greek and Cypriot waters; reinforcing the evidence that the species is becoming more common to the region. All of the records were collected as part of the citizen science project “Is it Alien to you? Share it!!!” by a participatory process involving fishers and taxonomic experts. This work highlights the important role of citizen science as a tool for public engagement and for monitoring species distribution in a changing environment, like the Mediterranean basin.

在地中海中，Lobotes surinamensis（Bloch，1790）被认为是稀有物种，尽管文献中发表的基于个人的目击事件越来越多。在这项研究中，我们提供了来自希腊和塞浦路斯水域的32种嗜热菌种的其他记录。加强了该物种在该地区越来越普遍的证据。所有记录都是作为公民科学项目“您是外国人吗？”的一部分收集的。分享它！！！” 由渔民和生物分类学专家参与的过程。这项工作强调了公民科学作为公众参与和监测不断变化的环境（例如地中海盆地）中物种分布的工具的重要作用。