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International Introductions of
Oreochromis niloticus Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | Welcomme, R.L. 1988 | ||||
| To: | Colombia | ||||
| FAO area: | America, South - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | Panama | ||||
| FAO area: | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
| Year: | 1980 | ||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 1975-1999 | ||||
| Established in the wild: | established, natural reproduction | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | natural reproduction | |||
| Significant ecological interactions: | - | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | - | ||||
| Introduced by: | |||||
| Reason: | aquaculture | ||||
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| Comments: | Established only in the Atlantic province. Recorded from the Ciénaga de Santa Marta (10°43'-11°00'N and 74°16'-74°35'W), Magdalena river. Fluctuations in environmental variables (salinity, pH, and river discharge) impact variation in abundance of the species at different times (Ref. 78646). Ref: Leal-Flórez, J., M. Rueda and M. Wolff, 2008 | ||||
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