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International Introductions of
Gambusia affinis Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | Welcomme, R.L. 1988 | ||||
| To: | Taiwan | ||||
| FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | North America | ||||
| FAO area: | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
| Year: | |||||
| Range: | 1920 - 1924 | ||||
| Period: | 1900-1924 | ||||
| Established in the wild: | established, natural reproduction | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions: | - | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | - | ||||
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| Reason: | mosquito control | ||||
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| Comments: | Introduced in the early 1920s (Ref. 1739). Widespread all over the island and is considered useful for mosquito control and as an experimental species. Ref: Liao, I.-C. and H.-C. Lia, 1989 | ||||
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