Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: CA/San Diego Bay (one planting in late 1880s, Townsend 1893, cited by Carlton 1979); Huntington Beach/CA/Huntington Harbor (2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014, 8 specimens)
Geographic Extent
Ventura County/CA/Mugu Lagoon (planted in 1930s?, Bonnot 1935, cited by Carlton 1979); CA/Santa Monica/CA/Ballona Bay (planted between late 1880s and 1891, Townsend 1893, cited by Carlton 1979); CA/Anaheim Bay (Experimental plantings, 1932, Barrett 1963, cited by Carlton 1979); Huntington Beach/CA/Huntington Harbor (2011, California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2014, 8 specimens); CA/Newport Bay (Held in 1930s?, Barrett 1963, cited by Carlton 1979); San Diego/CA/San Diego Bay (one planting in late 1880s, Townsend 1893, cited by Carlton 1979)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Probable | Oyster-Intentional |
Regional Impacts
References
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (2014) Introduced Aquatic Species in California Bays and Harbors, 2011 Survey, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento CA. Pp. 1-36Carlton, James T. (1979) History, biogeography, and ecology of the introduced marine and estuarine invertebrates of the Pacific Coast of North America., Ph.D. dissertation, University of California, Davis. Pp. 1-904
Smith, Hugh M. (1895) A review of the history and results of the attempts to acclimatize fish and other water animals in the Pacific states., Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission 15: 379-472