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International Introductions of
Poecilia mexicana Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | Bell, L.A.J. and A.P. Mulipola 2000 | ||||
| To: | Western Samoa | ||||
| FAO area: | Oceania - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | Unknown | ||||
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| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 1900-1924 | ||||
| Established in the wild: | probably not established, no data | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions: | - | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | - | ||||
| Introduced by: | unknown | ||||
| Reason: | mosquito control | ||||
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| Comments: | Reintroduced in 1978 by Fisheries Division/FAO (Ref. 33576). A live bait culture project for the pole and line skipjack fishery was initiated at a mangrove marsh in Vaitola, Vaiusu Bay, near Apia in 1978. The effort did not prove to be commercially sound (Ref. 9419). Ref: Eldredge, L.G., 1994 | ||||
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