Brown shrimp Penaeus aztecus Ives, 1891 seems to be well adapted in the Ionian Sea since its first occurrence in the coastal zone of the island of Corfu during 2013. In the current work, we present additional new records from Argostoli Gulf (Cephalonia Island), Sagiada Bay (Therspotia, NW Greece) and Mesoggi (Corfu Island), which verify the wider distribution of the species. Moreover, direct contacts with shrimpers in the region, suggested that commercial exploitation of the species has been recently established. Although it poses potential threats to the lucrative caramote shrimp (Penaeus kerathurus) populations, which support the income of the fishing communities in the region, the presence of P. aztecus populations represents a new promising fisheries resource.

自从2013年棕色小虾Penaeus aztecus Ives（2013年首次出现在科孚岛的沿海地区）以来，它在爱奥尼亚海的适应性很强。在当前工作中，我们提供了Argostoli海湾（凯法利尼亚岛）的新记录， Sagiada湾（Therpotia，西北希腊）和Mesoggi（科孚岛）证实了该物种的广泛分布。此外，与该区域虾类养殖者的直接接触表明，该物种的商业开发最近已经建立。尽管它对利润丰厚的袋鼠虾（Penaeus kerathurus）种群构成了潜在威胁，这些种群为该区域的捕鱼社区提供了收入，但存在P. aztecus 人口代表了一种新的有前途的渔业资源。