Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Okayama/Japan/Kojima Bay (1966, Asakura 1992)
Geographic Extent
Okayama/Japan/Kojima Bay (1966, Asakura 1992); Tokyo/Japan/Tokyo Bay (1976, Asakura 1992); Osaka/Japan/Yodo River estuary (Yamanishi et al. 1991); Honshu/Japan/Lake Hamana (Chavanich et al. 2011)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Ballast Water |
| Alternate | Hull Fouling |
Regional Impacts
| Economic Impact | Fisheries | |
| Ficopomatus enigmaticus interfered with oyster culture in Lake Hamana (Chavanich et al. 2010). | ||