Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Upper Bay, Newport/CA/Newport Harbor (1994, Lambert and Lambert 2003;)

Geographic Extent

Fun Zone, Newport/CA/Newport Harbor (1997 Lambert and Lambert 2003); Lido Island, Newport/CA/Newport Harbor (1996, 1997, 1998, Lambert and Lambert 2003); Costa Mesa/CA/Upper Newport Bay (1994, 1995, 1997, Lambert and Lambert 2003); Newport Beach/CA/Newport Bay (2001, Fairey et al. 2002; 2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014; 20`7, Ruiz and Geller 2021, 7 of 10 sites sampled; 2018, Beshai et al. 2022)