| Main Ref. | Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006 |
| To | Samoa |
| FAO area | Pacific, Eastern Central |
| From | Tahiti |
| FAO area | |
| Year | 1981 |
| Range | |
| Period | 1975-present |
| Established in the Wild | unknown |
| Established in Aquaculture | |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | unknown |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | unknown |
| Reason | research |
| Other Reason | aquaculture |
| Comments | Eldredge 1994. In 1982 and 83 over 100,000 spat introduced, 10% mortality and some harvest. No production now reported. |