| Main Ref. | Gollasch, S. and S. Nehring, 2006 |
| To | North Sea |
| FAO area | Atlantic, Northeast |
| From | Pacific and Western Atlantic. |
| FAO area | |
| Year | 1931 |
| Range | |
| Period | 1925-1949 |
| Established in the Wild | Unknown |
| Established in Aquaculture | |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | yes - adverse |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | |
| Reason | accidental with ships |
| Other Reason | |
| Comments | Introduced to the Baltic Sea earlier than 1981. Ref. Gollasch, S. and S. Nehring, 2006 |