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International Introductions of
Cirrhinus cirrhosus Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | ICCILMB, Interim Committee for Coordination of Investigations of the Lower Mekong Basin 1981 | ||||
| To: | Lao PDR | ||||
| FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | Thailand | ||||
| FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
| Year: | 1977 | ||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 1975-1999 | ||||
| Established in the wild: | established, natural reproduction | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | assisted/artificial reproduction | |||
| Significant ecological interactions: | - | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | - | ||||
| Introduced by: | international organization | ||||
| Reason: | aquaculture | ||||
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| Comments: | Introduced to the Nong Tong and Tha Ngone fish farms in Vientiane, Lao PDR by the Mekong Secretariat with funding from the government of The Netherlands. Found in Ban Hang Khone, a village on an island in the middle of the mainstream Mekong River just below the Great Khone Waterfalls in Khong District, Champasak Province (Ref. 37767). Also introduced from India. Does not breed in natural water bodies (Ref. 58867). Established (Ref. 37767). Also Ref. 4832, 8984, 26920, 30857, 43281, 56905. Ref: ICCILMB, Interim Committee for Coordination of Investigations of the Lower Mekong Basin, 1981 | ||||
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