Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: Bahia Cienfugos/Cuba/Caribbean Sea (Gomez and Martinez-Iglesiax 1990, cited by LeMaitre 1995)
Geographic Extent
Bahia Cienfugos/Cuba/Caribbean Sea (Gomez and Martinez-Iglesiax 1990, cited by LeMaitre 1995); Carrie Bow Key/Belize/Caribbean Sea (2002, Felder et al. 2010, 1 specimen); Twin Cays/Belize/Caribbean Sea (2007, Felder et al. 2010, abundant)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Charybdis hellerii may have displaced the native crabs Mithrax spp., Callinectes spp., and the spiny lobster Panulirus which were abundant in 2002 and 1983 collections (Felder et al. 2010). | ||