| Main Ref. | Ruiz, G.M., P.W. Fofonoff, J.T. Carlton, M.J. Wonham and A.H. Hines, 2000 |
| To | West coast of North America |
| FAO area | Pacific, Northeast |
| From | Not specified |
| FAO area | |
| Year | 1902 |
| Range | |
| Period | 1900-1924 |
| Established in the Wild | yes |
| Established in Aquaculture | |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | Unknown |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | |
| Reason | accidental with ships |
| Other Reason | |
| Comments | Also introduced in the Northwest Atlantic (Chesapeake Bay), Atlantic and Pacific Coast (San Francisco Bay and Chesapeake Bay). Introduction to the east coast of North America in 1946 and in the gulf coasts in 1943. Ref. Ruiz, G.M., P.W. Fofonoff, J.T. Carlton, M.J. Wonham and A.H. Hines, 2000 |