| Main Ref. | Hill, M., R. Baker, G. Broad, P.J. Chandler, G.H. Coop, J. Ellis, D. Jones, C. Hoyland, I. Laing, M. Longshaw, N. Moore, D. Parrott, D. Pearman, C. Preston, R.M. Smith and R. Waters, 2005 |
| To | Portsmouth Harbour, Eastern English Channel. |
| FAO area | Atlantic, Northeast |
| From | South and Central America, Africa south of Sahara and Asia outside Western Palaearctic. |
| FAO area | |
| Year | 1974 |
| Range | |
| Period | 1950-1974 |
| Established in the Wild | yes |
| Established in Aquaculture | |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | Unknown |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | |
| Reason | accidental with ships |
| Other Reason | |
| Comments | Confined to Portsmouth Harbour. Remote dispersal could be expected by adults attached to drifting Sargassum muticulum, but distribution may be limited by the availability of waters of suitable temperature. Ref. Hill, M., R. Baker, G. Broad, P.J. Chandler, G.H. Coop, J. Ellis, D. Jones, C. Hoyland, I. Laing, M. Longshaw, N. Moore, D. Parrott, D. Pearman, C. Preston, R.M. Smith and R. Waters, 2005 |