Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: Pedro Miquel Locks/Panama/Panama Canal (Pacific) (Abele 1969, cited by Carlton 1979)
Geographic Extent
Pedro Miquel Locks/Panama/Panama Canal (Pacific) (Abele 1969, cited by Carlton 1979; reported as not established by Cohen 2006); Panama/Miraflores Third Lock Lagoons, Panama Canal (Roche and Torchin 2007; Roche et al. 2009); Miraflores Third Lock Lagoons/Panama/Panama Canal (2007-2009, Kam et al. 2011); Miraflores Lake/Panama/Panama Canal (2007-2009, Kam et al. 2011)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Predation | |
| In experiments, R. harrisii was found to eat the introduced Iraqi crab Elamenopsis kempi. An inverse relationship in the abundance of the two species suggests that predation by R. harrisii regulates the abundace of E. kempi (Kam et al. 2011). | ||