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International Introductions of
Oreochromis niloticus Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | FAO 1997 | ||||
| To: | Israel | ||||
| FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | Kenya | ||||
| FAO area: | Africa-Inland Waters | ||||
| Year: | 1969 | ||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 1950-1974 | ||||
| Established in the wild: | not established, | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - rarely used | natural reproduction | |||
| Significant ecological interactions: | unknown - | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | unknown - | ||||
| Introduced by: | private sector | ||||
| Reason: | aquaculture | ||||
| Other reason: | |||||
| Comments: | May have been introduced during the Turkish and British occupation (Ref. 88). Reintroduced in 1974 (from Ghana), 1982 (from Egypt), and 1984 (from UK). Recorded in the 1960s in two coastal plain rivers, the Yarqon and the Alexander. Today they are no longer found in Israel (Ref. 37616). Ref: Golani, D. and D. Mires, 2000 | ||||
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