Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Introduced in the 1920s. Accidentally released from aquaria and only one population breeds in the cooling ponds of a power station in Victoria (Ref. 1739). Also Ref. 12559, 13364. |
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States/Provinces | Victoria (introduced) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | Yes | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html |