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International Introductions of
Salmo trutta Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | Welcomme, R.L. 1988 | ||||
| To: | South Africa | ||||
| FAO area: | Africa-Inland Waters | ||||
| From: | UK Scotland | ||||
| FAO area: | Europe - Inland waters | ||||
| Year: | 1890 | ||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 19th century | ||||
| Established in the wild: | Yes, | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions: | - Adverse | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | - | ||||
| Introduced by: | |||||
| Reason: | angling/sport | ||||
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| Comments: | Not as successful as Oncorhynchus mykiss but numerous breeding populations are established in the high mountain rivers of Natal and Cape, Transvaal and in the upper Orange River system in Lesotho. Had a major impact on the decline of Oreodaimon quathlambae in Umkomazana River, Natal). Ref: de Moor, I.J. and M.N. Bruton, 1988 | ||||
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