Invasion

Invasion Description

1st records: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier, La Jolla/CA/Pacific Ocean (1985, Newman and McConnaughey 1987, 1 specimen on Mytilus sp., range extension during El Nino); Scripps Institution of Oceanography Pier, La Jolla/CA/Pacific Ocean (1985, Newman and McConnaughey 1987, 2 specimens on pilings, one living, one dead); 0.9 km off Mission Beach/CA/Pacific Ocean (1985, Newman and McConnaughey 1987, 1 specimen on cable, range extension during El Nino)

Geographic Extent

North to San Diego, sporadically occurring during El Nino years (Newman and McConnaughey 1987)