Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: Miami/FL/Biscayne Bay (1969, Moore et al. 1974).
Geographic Extent
Port Canaveral/FL/Atlantic Ocean (2019-2020, Wassich et al. 2022);Jupiter/FL/Intracoastal waterway just north of Jupiter Inlet (Sta. 1, McPherson et al. 1984); Jupiter/FL/Loxahatchee estuary at A1A bridge (Sta. 2, McPherson et al. 1984); Jupiter/FL/Intracoastal Waterway just south of Jupiter Inlet (Sta. 3, McPherson et al. 1984); Jupiter/FL/North Fork Loxahatchee River (Sta. 4, McPherson et al. 1984); Miami/FL/Biscayne Bay (1969, Moore et al. 1974; Henry and McLaughlin 1975); Alligator Point/FL/Apalachee Bay (1976, 29 54 N; 84 26 W, Spivey 1978; U.S. Museum of Natural History 2002); LA/off Timbalier Bay (1972, Thomas 1975, cited by Gittings et al. 1985); 10 km S of Holly Beach/LA/Gulf of Mexico (Gittings 1985); offshore oil platforms/LA/Gulf of Mexico (28 50 N, 90 23 W to 29 10 N, 89 54 W, Thomas 1975, cited by Spivey 1979); Mobil Oil Platform HI 389, 3 km off Flower Garden Bank/TX/Gulf of Mexico (27 54 N, 93 36 W, Gittings 1985); Port Aransas/TX/Redfish Bay (Gittings 1985); LA-TX/Timbalier Bay-Sabine Bay (Gittings et al. 1986, abundant); Mariel/Cuba/Gulf of Mexico (O'Brien et al. 2017)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Gittings et al. (1986) suggest that A. reticulatus excludes A. amphitrite in the northwestern Gulf (Timbalier Bay, LA to the TX border/Sabine Bay), where the water is more turbid than along the southwest TX coast, where the water is clearer. | ||