Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Cedar Key FL/Gulf of Mexico(1885, USNM 7289, US National Museum of Natural History 2007)

Geographic Extent

St. Lucie/FL/St. Lucie Inlet, Indian River Lagoon (1977, Mook 1983); Fort Pierce/FL/Fort Pierce Inlet (1977, Mook 1983); Link Port/FL/Indian River Lagoon (1977, Mook 1983); Vero Beach/FL/Indian River Lagoon (1977, Mook 1983); FL/Sebastan Inlet, Indian River Lagoon (1977, Mook 1983); Smithsonian Marine Station (SMS)/FL/Indian River Lagoon (2005, da Rocha, pers. comm,; Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Cape Marina, Cape Canaveral/FL/Indian River Lagoon (2005, da Rocha, pers. comm,; Ruiz et al., unpublished data); US Coast Guard, Cape Canaveral/FL/Indian River Lagoon (2005, da Rocha, pers. comm,; Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Saifish Point/FL/St. Lucie Inlet, Indian River Lagoon (2005, da Rocha, pers. comm,; Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Pelican Marina, Fort Pierce/FL/Indian River Lagoon (2005, da Rocha, pers. comm,; Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Port of Miami/FL/Miami Harbor (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Sunset Harbor Yacht Club, Miami/FL/Biscayne Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Rickenbacker Marina, Miami/FL/Biscayne Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Haulover Marina, North Miami Beach/FL/Biscayne Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Pelican Harbor Marina, Miami/FL/Biscayne Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Matheson Hammock Marina, Miami/FL/Biscayne Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Charlotte/FL/Charlotte Harbor (1887, US National Museum of Natural History 2007); Bokeelia Island/USNM 7258 FL/Charlotte Harbor, East Of Channel (1968, USNM 17234, US National Museum of Natural History 2007); North Of Dry Tortugas/FL/Gulf of Mexico (1981, USNM 17367, US National Museum of Natural History 2007); Key West/FL/,West Of Channel Entrance, Gulf of Mexico (1902, USNM, 7273, US National Museum of Natural History 2007); Cape Sable, West Of/FL/Gulf of Mexico (1983, USNM 18787, US National Museum of Natural History 2007) Gandy Range Markers, Tampa/FL/Tampa Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Mariner's Club, Tampa/FL/Tampa Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); 'Lands End, Tampa/FL/Tampa Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Maximo Marina, Tampa/FL/Tampa Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Port Manatee/FL/Tampa Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); 'CSX, Tampa/FL/Tampa Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); BayBoro Yacht Club, Tampa/FL/Tampa Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); St. Petersburg Municipal Marina/FL/Tampa Bay; (Ruiz et al., unpublished data) Clearwater, West Of/FL/Gulf of Mexico (1885, USM 7349, US National Museum of Natural History 2007) Cedar Key FL/Gulf of Mexico(1885, USNM 7289, US National Museum of Natural History 2007); Fl/Gulf of Mexico (24 42 30 N; 081 55 52 W); Fl/Gulf of Mexico (26 18 30 N; 083 08 45 W) (1885); FL/St. Andrews Sound (1993, USNM 20533, US National Museum of Natural History 2007) Garcon Point Bridge, Pensacola/FL/Pensacola Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Pensacola Bay Bridge/FL/Pensacola Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Quiet Waters, Pensacola/FL/Pensacola Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Port of Pensacola/FL/Pensacola Bay; NAS Sherman cove Marina, Pensacola/FL/Pensacola Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); EPA Lab, Pensacola/FL/Pensacola Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Browns Marina, Pensacola/FL/Pensacola Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Santa Rosa Yacht Club, Pensacola/FL/Pensacola Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Pier 1, Pensacola/FL/Pensacola Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Port of Galveston Pier 12, Galveston/TX/Galveston Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Port of Texas City/TX/Galveston Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Texas A&M University(Pelican Island)/Galveston/TX/Galveston Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); West Bay Marina, Galveston/TX/Galveston Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Payco Marina, Galveston/TX/Galveston Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Jetties, Port Aransas/TX/Aransas Pass (Rabalais 1977); Roberts Point, Corpus Christi/TX/Corpus Christi Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Naval Air Station, Corpus Christi/TX/Corpus Christi Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Coast Guard, Corpus Christi/TX/Corpus Christi Bay (Ruiz et al., unpublished data); Parrot Eyes Marina, South Padre Island/TX/Laguna Madre (26 8 0.4N; 97 10 0.6 W, Lambert 2005)