| Main Ref. | Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006 |
| To | Hawaii |
| FAO area | Pacific, Eastern Central |
| From | USA (Florida), Tahiti, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama |
| FAO area | |
| Year | |
| Range | 1980 - 1982 |
| Period | 1975-present |
| Established in the Wild | unknown |
| Established in Aquaculture | widely used |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | yes - adverse |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | unknown |
| Reason | aquaculture |
| Other Reason | |
| Comments | The specimens introduced were found to be contaminated by the IHHN disease. |