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International Introductions of
Oreochromis mossambicus Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | Welcomme, R.L. 1988 | ||||
| To: | Puerto Rico | ||||
| FAO area: | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | USA | ||||
| FAO area: | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
| Year: | 1958 | ||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 1950-1974 | ||||
| Established in the wild: | established, natural reproduction | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions: | probably some - undecided | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | - | ||||
| Introduced by: | |||||
| Reason: | phyto-zooplankton control | ||||
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| Comments: | Introduced on July 1958 to help control algae in canals for sugar cane irrigation which later became widespread. Has displaced the introduced Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus (Ref. 13364). Ref: Erdman, D.S., 1984 | ||||
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