| Main Ref. | Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006 |
| To | Palau |
| FAO area | Pacific, Western Central |
| From | United States of America |
| FAO area | |
| Year | 1972 |
| Range | |
| Period | 1950-1974 |
| Established in the Wild | probably no |
| Established in Aquaculture | |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | unknown |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | unknown |
| Reason | aquaculture |
| Other Reason | |
| Comments | Eldredge 1994. 100,000 spat from California with substantial mortality by 1973, several thousand more introduced over the next few years from California and Washington. |