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International Introductions of
Oreochromis niloticus Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | De Vos, L., J. Snoeks and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde 1990 | ||||
| To: | Lakes Bulera and Luhondo | ||||
| FAO area: | Africa-Inland Waters | ||||
| From: | Lake Bunyoni | ||||
| FAO area: | Africa-Inland Waters | ||||
| Year: | 1935 | ||||
| Range: | 1935 - 1938 | ||||
| Period: | 1925-1949 | ||||
| Established in the wild: | established, natural reproduction | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions: | probably some - adverse | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | - | ||||
| Introduced by: | government | ||||
| Reason: | fisheries | ||||
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| Comments: | Due to the importance as a food fish of tilapia introduced to Lake Bunyoni, Uganda, Belgian colonial authorities officially sponsored the introduction of tilapia into Lakes Bulera and Luhondo (Ref. 35818). The introduction of tilapia and some Haplochromis may have been the reason for the decimation or extinction of three autochthonous cyprinid species (Barbus microbarbis, B. neumayeri and Varicorhinus ruandae) in Lake Luhondo (Ref. 35818). Reintroduced in 1951 from Zaire (Ref. 1739). Ref: De Vos, L., J. Snoeks and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1990 | ||||
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