Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Dominica/Caribbean Sea (Alston 1991, cited by Williams et al. 2001, only established in areas where native freshwater shrimps had been eliminated).

Geographic Extent

Puerto Rico/Caribbean Sea (Williams et al. 2001; USGS USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009, many releases from aquaculture); Dominica/Caribbean Sea (Alston 1991, cited by Williams et al. 2001, only established, in areas where native freshwater shrimps had been eliminated).