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International Introductions of
Oreochromis niloticus Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | FAO 1997 | ||||
| To: | Singapore | ||||
| FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | Unknown | ||||
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| Range: | 1970 - 1979 | ||||
| Period: | 1950-1974 | ||||
| Established in the wild: | established, natural reproduction | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - widely used | natural reproduction | |||
| Significant ecological interactions: | probably some - beneficial | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | some - beneficial | ||||
| Introduced by: | private sector | ||||
| Reason: | aquaculture | ||||
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| Comments: | Generate more income for the fish farmers. Probably imported as red tilapia variety. Found in freshwater reservoirs and ponds. Wild populations may be introgressed hybrids with O. aureus and O. mossambicus. May have contributed to decline of wild stocks of O. mossambicus by hybridizing with it (Ref. 52035).Also Ref. 38466, 46247, 108093. Ref: Tang, B.Y., 2004 | ||||
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