Its very possible mine could be (especially if it hitched a ride in ships ballast) , these species are extraordinarily similar so very hard to tell apart, I believe the spiny cheek, is most normally most common in the Atlantic side from Florida to Brazil,
The picta is more common in the Pacific, California to Peru, and I live 10 miles off the coast of Panama in the Pacific, smack dab in the middle of that range.
The picta is more common in the Pacific, California to Peru, and I live 10 miles off the coast of Panama in the Pacific, smack dab in the middle of that range.