Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: North Island/New Zealand (Michaelsen 1922, cited by Brewin 1946, exact locality unknown)

Geographic Extent

Auckland (North Island)/New Zealand/Auckland Harbour (Hauraki Gulf); Wellington(North Island)/New Zealand/Wellington Harbour (Cook Strait); Lyttleton (South Island)/New Zealand/Lyttleton Harbour (Brewin 1950); Christchurch (South Island)/New Zealand/Avon-Heathcote Estuary (Cranfield et al. 1998)