Species Regional Summary
Penaeus vannamei
Upper Laguna Madre ( G320 )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Records: TX/Matagorda Bay (1988, Balboa et al. 1991); Port Mansfield/TX/South Laguna Madre (1988, Balboa et al. 1991)

Geographic Extent

TX/Matagorda Bay (1988, Balboa et al. 1991); Port Mansfield/TX/South Laguna Madre (1988, Balboa et al. 1991); Palacios/TX/Central Matagorda Bay (1998, USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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