Species Regional Summary
Macrobrachium rosenbergii
None ( CAR-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

1st Record: Dominica/Caribbean Sea (Alston 1991, cited by Williams et al. 2001, only established in areas where native freshwater shrimps had been eliminated).

Geographic Extent

Puerto Rico/Caribbean Sea (Williams et al. 2001; USGS USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Program 2009, many releases from aquaculture); Dominica/Caribbean Sea (Alston 1991, cited by Williams et al. 2001, only established, in areas where native freshwater shrimps had been eliminated).

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster)

Regional Impacts

References

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