Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Bahia Gibara/Cuba/Gulf of Mexico (1987, Comez and Martinez-Iglesiax 1990, cited by LeMaitre 1995)

Geographic Extent

Indian River County/FL/Sebastian Inlet (1997, Dineen et al. 2001); Fort Pierce/FL/Indian River Lagoon (1995, LeMaitre 1995); Jupiter/FL/Jupiter Inlet (1997, Dineen et al. 2001); Palm Beach County/FL/Lake Worth Inlet (1997, Dineen et al. 2001); Bahia Jihara/Cuba/Gulf of Mexico; FL/(Sebastian-St. Lucie Inlets) (1995); Manatee County, off Anna Maria Island [See Bradenton area]/FL/Sarasota Bay (2004, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2008; McMillen-Jackson 2008); Bahia Gibara/Cuba/Gulf of Mexico (1987, Gomez and Martinez-Iglesiax 1990, cited by LeMaitre 1995); Mariel/Cuba/Gulf of Mexico (O'Brien et al. 2017); Long Key [Florida Keys]/FL/Gulf of Mexico, Florida Bay (10/15/2009, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009); Punta, Piedra, Sisal, Yucatan/México, Gulf of Mexico (Simoes et al. 2019, 21°09?39.10?N; 90°04?21.70?W, 4 specimens); Bahamita, Isla del Carmen/Campeche /Terminos Lagoon(Simoes et al. 2019. 18°40?45.84?N; 91°50?2.24?W)