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International Introductions of
Piaractus mesopotamicus Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.) 2006 | ||||
| To: | United States of America | ||||
| FAO area: | Atlantic, Western Central | ||||
| From: | unknown | ||||
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| Year: | 1987 | ||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 1975-1999 | ||||
| Established in the wild: | unknown, no data | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - no data | no data | |||
| Significant ecological interactions: | unknown - no data | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | unknown - no data | ||||
| Introduced by: | unknown | ||||
| Reason: | ornamental | ||||
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| Comments: | A single fish (56 cm and 3515 g) was reported as taken in Florida by an angler from a brackish-water canal at Sunshine Parkway bridge near town of Cape Coral, Charlotte Bay drainage, Lee County, on 4 July 1987 (Courtenay, personal communication). A single Ref: | ||||
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