| Main Ref. | Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006 |
| To | United States of America |
| FAO area | |
| From | unknown |
| FAO area | |
| Year | 1978 |
| Range | |
| Period | 1975-present |
| Established in the Wild | probably no |
| Established in Aquaculture | widely used |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | unknown |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | unknown |
| Reason | unknown |
| Other Reason | |
| Comments | Animals have been captured by commercial shrimpers along the East Coast of the United States as far south as Cape Canaveral, Florida. The species is not believed to be established in the U.S. (McCann et al., 1996). |