Poecilia mexicana in Samoa
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence not established
Importance Ref.
Aquaculture experimental Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater Yes
Brackish Yes
Saltwater No
Live export
Bait Yes
Gamefish No
Abundance Ref.
Comments

Reintroduced in 1978 by Fisheries Division/FAO (Ref. 33576). Cultured at a mangrove marsh in Vaitoloa, Vaiusu Bay, near Apia for a live baitfish project for the pole and line skipjack fishery (Ref. 1739). The effort did not prove to be commercially sound (Ref. 9419).

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(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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