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International Introductions of
Crenidens crenidens Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | Walford, L. and R. Wicklund 1973 | ||||
| To: | Italy | ||||
| FAO area: | Mediterranean and Black Sea | ||||
| From: | Carpathian Sea | ||||
| FAO area: | Mediterranean and Black Sea | ||||
| Year: | |||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | Pre 18th century | ||||
| Established in the wild: | established, | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions: | - | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | - | ||||
| Introduced by: | government | ||||
| Reason: | unknown | ||||
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| Comments: | Introduced in the first century A.D. Commander Optatus Elipertius under the emperor Claudius distributed the species along the Italian coast between Ostia and the region of Campania. They were carefully protected and since then became well established in that area. Ref: | ||||
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