Invasion
Invasion Description
Brazil/Rio de Janeiro Harbor (1986, Radashevsky 2005) Note-SW Atlantic status is arguable. Orensanz et al. (2002) call it cryptogenic in Argentina waters, but Radashevsky (2000) calls it introduced in Brazil.; Note-SW Atlantic status is arguable. Orensanz et al. (2002) call it cryptogenic in Argentina waters, but Radashevsky (2000) calls it introduced in Brazil, as does Schwindt et al. (2020) for Argentina.
Geographic Extent
Brazil/Rio de Janeiro Harbor (1986, Radashevsky 2005); Pontal do Sul, Ponta de Embarque/Brazil/at mouth of Pereque River, Bahia Paranagua (1998, USNM 1020474, Radashevsky et al. 2005[ Teixeira and Creed 2020)
Vectors
Level | Vector |
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Alternate | Ballast Water |
Alternate | Hull Fouling |