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International Introductions of
Cyprinodon pisteri Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref.: | Minckley, W.L., R.R. Miller and S.M. Norris 2002 | ||||
| To | USA | ||||
| FAO area | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | Mexico | ||||
| FAO area | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
| Year | |||||
| Range | - | ||||
| Period | unknown | ||||
| Established in the wild | not established, | ||||
| Established in aquaculture | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions | - | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects | - | ||||
| Introduced by: | |||||
| Reason | mosquito control | ||||
| Other reason | |||||
| Comments | Once occurred in artificial ponds near Colombus, Luna County, New Mexico (MSB 949:38 specimens collected in 1951), apparently introduced from Mexican sources for mosquito suppression, and now extant. It was also reported that the springs supporting the species in Mexico, immediately south of Pancho Villa State Park, Mexico dried in the 1940s (Ref. 43452). Ref: | ||||
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