| Main Ref. | Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006 |
| To | France |
| FAO area | |
| From | American Atlantic |
| FAO area | |
| Year | 1976 |
| Range | |
| Period | 1975-present |
| Established in the Wild | yes |
| Established in Aquaculture | |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | unknown - undecided |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | unknown |
| Reason | unknown |
| Other Reason | |
| Comments | Abundant locally; now very common in Etang de Berre (Zibrowius, pers. Comm.) and some lagoons in the Gulf of Lions (France). Other records such as in Saronikos Gulf are based on one or very few specimens. France, Etang de Berre (Stora, 1976). |