Species Regional Summary
Blackfordia virginica
None ( NWP-3a )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Fujian coast/China/East China Sea (Chen-tsu & Chin 1962, cited by Bardi and Marques 2009)

Geographic Extent

Fujian coast/China/East China Sea (Chen-tsu & Chin 1962, cited by Bardi and Marques 2009); Kyushu/Japan/Rokkaku River (2013, Toyakawa and Fuji 2015, 33.18317°N, 130.23739°, but may have been introduced in 1960s, according to local fishermen)

Vectors

Level Vector
Alternate Ballast Water
Alternate Hull Fouling

Regional Impacts

References

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