Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Maizuru, Honshu/Japan/Wakasa Bay, Sea of Japan (1937, Utinomi 1960)
Apparently a recent invader into Korean waters (1970s, Kim 1992) and in Russian waters ("confined to ships and hydrotechnical structures", Zvyagintsev and Korn 2003).

Geographic Extent

Quingdao/China/Yellow Sea (1951, Henry and McLaughlin 1975); South Korea/Yellow Sea (Park et al. 2017; Kim et al. 2020); Sokcho to Ulsan/South Korea/Sea of Japan (Kim 1992; Park et al. 2017); Japan/Sea of Japan (1963, Iwasaki et al. 2005); Vladivostok/Russia/Goldon Horn Bay (1975, Zvyagintsev and Korn 2003; Zvysgintsev et al. 2011, only settling in warm years)