Invasion

Invasion Description

1st established record:: Miami/FL/Comfort Canal (1972, Hogg 1976);

1st Record: Hillsborough County/FL/6 mile creek, Tampa Bay (1970, Courtenay et al. 1974; (Baker et al. 2005, established?), establishment unknown)

Geographic Extent

Brevard County/Indian River Lagoon 1972, (FLMNH 91846, Florida Museum of Natural History 2009); Cocoa Beach/FL/Banana River (1980, Courtenay et al. 1984); Satellite Beach/FL/"brackish canal", Banana River(1980, Dial and Wainright 1983); Miami/FL/Comfort Canal (1972, Hogg 1976); Miami/FL/Miami river 'brackish' (1975, Hogg 1976); Dade County/FL/Biscayne Bay (1992, FLMNH 92401, Florida Museum of Natural History 2009); Dade County/Black Creek Canal (1985, Loftus and Kushlan 1987); Lee county/FL/Billy Creek, Caloosahatchee River (1989, Center for Aqutic Resource Studies 2009); Hillsborough County/FL/6 mile creek, Tampa Bay (Courtenay et al. 1974); Hillsborough County/FL/Tampa Bay (Baker et al. 2005, established?); Mexico/Terminos Lagoon