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International Introductions of
Carassius auratus Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref.: | FAO 1997 | ||||
| To | Mexico | ||||
| FAO area | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | China | ||||
| FAO area | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
| Year | 1872 | ||||
| Range | - | ||||
| Period | 19th century | ||||
| Established in the wild | established, natural reproduction | ||||
| Established in aquaculture | - rarely used | natural reproduction | |||
| Significant ecological interactions | some - adverse | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects | probably some - adverse | ||||
| Introduced by: | government | ||||
| Reason | aquaculture | ||||
| Other reason | |||||
| Comments | Reintroduced in the 1890s. Widely used as food as well as for ornament. Established in the Valley of Mexico, upper Río Lerma and in central Mexico (Ref. 6447). Species occupy the spaces that endemic species had. Ref: Welcomme, R.L., 1988 | ||||
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