Trend in aliens species in the Mediterranean. An answer to Galil, 2009 A⟪Taking stock: inventory of alien species in the Mediterranean SeaA⟫

The number of marine alien species reported in Galil (Biol Invasions, 2009) is incomplete. Recent literature suggests that the number of aliens is nearly 1,000 and that the introduction rate is way off the 10 species per year suggested by Galil (Biol Invasions, 2009).