Invasion
Invasion Description
1st record: Plaquemines Parish/LA/Bay Gardene, Mississippi River delta (1987, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2006, 1 specimen)
Geographic Extent
Plaquemines Parish/LA/Bay Gardene, Mississippi River delta (1987, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program, 1 specimen); Killona/LA/Mississippi River (2/18/2020, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135813615, 1 photo)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Fisheries Intentional |
| Alternate | Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster) |