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International Introductions of
Salmo trutta Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | FAO 1997 | ||||
| To: | Kenya | ||||
| FAO area: | Africa-Inland Waters | ||||
| From: | UK | ||||
| FAO area: | Europe - Inland waters | ||||
| Year: | 1921 | ||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 1900-1924 | ||||
| Established in the wild: | Yes, | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions: | - Adverse | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | Unknown - | ||||
| Introduced by: | Unknown | ||||
| Reason: | angling/sport | ||||
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| Comments: | Reintroduced in 1949 (Ref. 1739). It was introduced on many occasions from U.K. for sport fishing, but now largely replaced by Rainbow trout (Ref. 52331). Its introductions reduced dramatically the range of the local species Barbus tanensis (Ref. 13769). Ref: Watson, R., 1994 | ||||
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