Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: George Wilkins Artificial Reef (concrete reefballs) about 20 miles south of Pensacola (Escambia county/FL/Gulf of Mexico (9/9/2010, USGS Nonidigenous Aquatic Species Program 201

Geographic Extent

George Wilkins Artificial Reef (concrete reefballs) about 20 miles south of Pensacola (Escambia county/FL/Gulf of Mexico (9/9/2010, USGS Nonidigenous Aquatic Species Program 2012); Gulf Island National Seashore, near pier structure, 25 m from shore/FL/Gulf of Mexico (6/7/2012, USGS Nonidigenous Aquatic Species Program 2014, ~20 records in vicinity, ~12 spearfisher sightings, Scyphers et al. 2014); , FL/Big Lagoon (Byron et al. 2014, 30u19.1889N, 87u20.0879W)