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International Introductions of
Lepomis microlophus Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref.: | Welcomme, R.L. 1988 | ||||
| To | Puerto Rico | ||||
| FAO area | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
| da: | USA | ||||
| FAO area | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
| Anno | 1957 | ||||
| Range | - | ||||
| Period | 1950-1974 | ||||
| Established in the wild | established, natural reproduction | ||||
| Established in aquaculture | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions | - | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects | some - beneficial | ||||
| Introduced by: | |||||
| Reason | snail control | ||||
| Other reason | |||||
| Commenti | Introduced also for sport/angling and forage. In some lakes populations have been diminished by predation by tilapias (Ref. 5996). This species, stocked together with largemouth bass were found to be the best sportfish combination in farm ponds (Ref. 6443). Ref: Welcomme, R.L., 1988 | ||||
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