Invasion

Invasion Description

1st record: Florianopolis/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (1864, Zullo 1992; Carlton et al. 2011)

Geographic Extent

Rio de Janeiro State/Brazil/Baia de Guanbara (Young 1994); Ubatuba, Sao Paulo state/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Sao Sebastao, Sao Paulo state/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994; Marques et al. 2013; Kremer and da Rocha 2016); Santos/Sao Paulo state/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Parangua, Parana state/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (Young 1994); Florianopolis/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (1864, Zullo 1992); Rio de Janeiro State/Brazil/Ilha Grande Bay (2004, Ignacio et al. 2010); Rio de Janeiro/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (1897, Zullo 1992); ; off Parana/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (2009, Bumbeer and da Rocha 2012, 25°44’S, 48º20’W); Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (USNM 59192, US National Museum of Natural History 2008); Mar de Plata/Argentina (2018, GBIF 2019, photo); Ilhabela to Niteroi/Brazil/Atlantic Ocean (2016, Oriccio et al. 2019, marina survey); Santa Catarina state/Brazil/Atlanitc Ocean (Teixeira and Creed 2020)