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International Introductions of
Oreochromis niloticus Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref.: | FAO 1997 | ||||
| To | Mexico | ||||
| FAO area | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
| von: | Africa | ||||
| FAO area | Africa-Inland Waters | ||||
| Jahr | 1964 | ||||
| Range | - | ||||
| Period | 1950-1974 | ||||
| Established in the wild | established, natural reproduction | ||||
| Established in aquaculture | - widely used | natural reproduction | |||
| Significant ecological interactions | some - adverse | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects | some - beneficial | ||||
| Introduced by: | government | ||||
| Reason | aquaculture | ||||
| Other reason | fisheries | ||||
| Kommentare | Reintroduced in 1978. Has caused the displacement of endemic species, due to the annual production, provoking over-population and manism (dwarfism) (Ref. 13686). The monogean Cichlidogyrus sclerosus an African helminth has been found from tilapia in southern Mexico, a hitchhiker from the introduction of the species (Ref. 48731). Also Ref. 74657. Ref: FAO, 1997 | ||||
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