| Main Ref. | Carver, C.E., A.L. Mallet and B. Vercaemer, 2006 |
| To | Not specified. |
| FAO area | Pacific, Southwest |
| From | unknown |
| FAO area | |
| Year | 1982 |
| Range | |
| Period | 1975-present |
| Established in the Wild | probably no |
| Established in Aquaculture | |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | unknown |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | unknown |
| Reason | unknown |
| Other Reason | |
| Comments | Considered a major pest in mussel operations in the 1990s. Recent reports indicate that their population was not sustained. |