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International Introductions of
Oreochromis mossambicus Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | FAO 1997 | ||||
| To: | China | ||||
| FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | Vietnam | ||||
| FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
| Year: | 1957 | ||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 1950-1974 | ||||
| Established in the wild: | probably established, natural reproduction | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - rarely used | natural reproduction | |||
| Significant ecological interactions: | probably none - no data | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | unknown - no data | ||||
| Introduced by: | Other Introducer | ||||
| Reason: | aquaculture | ||||
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| Comments: | Introduced from Indonesia via Vietnam. Widespread throughout southern part of China in polyculture with local carps in ponds. No longer considered suitable for aquaculture and is being replaced by O. niloticus, which was introduced in 1978. Recorded from the Yili river (Ref. 41093). Also Ref. 1739, 13364 and 55380. Ref: Tan, Y. and H.E. Tong, 1989 | ||||
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