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International Introductions of
Sarotherodon melanotheron Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.) 2006 | ||||
| To: | United States of America | ||||
| FAO area: | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | unknown | ||||
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| Year: | 1962 | ||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 1950-1974 | ||||
| Established in the wild: | established, natural reproduction | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - no data | no data | |||
| Significant ecological interactions: | some - adverse | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | unknown - no data | ||||
| Introduced by: | government | ||||
| Reason: | unknown | ||||
| Other reason: | aquaculture | ||||
| Comments: | Blackchin tilapia were imported into Hawaii in 1962 by the Federal Bureau of Commercial Fisheries (now the National Marine Fisheries Service); coastal and lagoon introductions were the result of escapes from a fish station on Oahu. Ref: | ||||
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