International Introductions of
Poeciliopsis gracilis Introductions as compiled by FAO |
Main Ref: | Courtenay, W.R. Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor and J.A. McCann 1984 | ||||
To: | USA | ||||
FAO area: | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
From: | Unknown | ||||
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Year: | 1965 | ||||
Range: | - | ||||
Period: | 1950-1974 | ||||
Established in the wild: | established, natural reproduction | ||||
Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
Significant ecological interactions: | unknown - | ||||
Significant socio-economic effects: | unknown - | ||||
Introduced by: | unknown | ||||
Reason: | ornamental | ||||
Other reason: | |||||
Comments: | Presumably escaped from an adjacent aquarium fish farm and became established in an agricultural drain south of Mecca, Riverside County in California. Ref: FAO, 1997 |
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