Species Regional Summary
Penaeus vannamei
None ( SA-III )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record? Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoa States/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Cassolas et al. 2004, Tavafres and Mendonca 2004; cited by da Silva and Barros 2011)

Geographic Extent

Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoa States/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Cassolas et al. 2004, Tavafres and Mendonca 2004; cited by da Silva and Barros 2011); Teixeira and Creed 2020

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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