| Main Ref. | Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, L.G. Eldredge and J.T. Carlton, 1999 |
| To | Kaneohe Bay |
| FAO area | Pacific, Eastern Central |
| From | Samoa |
| FAO area | Pacific, Eastern Central |
| Year | 1926 |
| Range | |
| Period | 1925-1949 |
| Established in the Wild | yes, self reproducing |
| Established in Aquaculture | yes - widely used |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | yes - undecided |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | |
| Reason | aquaculture |
| Other Reason | accidental with ships |
| Comments | Introduced accidentally from Guam in 1932, reintroduced to Pearl Harbor in 1972 (Ref. 3356). First introduced into Kaneohe Bay for crab fishery. Released to Oahu, Hawaii and Molokai from Samoa between 1926 and 1935 (Ref.3248). Ref. Coles, S.L., R.C. DeFelice, L.G. Eldredge and J.T. Carlton, 1999 |