| Main Ref. | deRivera, C.E., G.M. Ruiz, J.A. Crooks, K. Wasson, S.I. Lonhart, P. Fofonoff, B.P. Steves, S.S. Rumrill, M.S. Bracato, W.S. Pegau, D.A. Bulthius, R.K. Priesler, G.C. Schooch, E. Bowlby, A. De Vogelaere, M.K. Crawford and …, 2005 |
| To | San Diego Bay, California |
| FAO area | Pacific, Eastern Central |
| From | North Atlantic |
| FAO area | |
| Year | 1987 |
| Range | |
| Period | 1975-present |
| Established in the Wild | |
| Established in Aquaculture | |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | |
| Reason | biofouling |
| Other Reason | |
| Comments | It was first recorded in San Diego bay and has since spread to Tijuana River, Anacapa Island, Monterey Bay, and Gulf of Farallon. Also Ref. 84114. |