International Introductions of
Trichopodus pectoralis Introductions as compiled by FAO |
Main Ref: | Welcomme, R.L. 1988 | ||||
To: | Malaysia | ||||
FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
From: | Thailand | ||||
FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
Year: | 1921 | ||||
Range: | - | ||||
Period: | 1900-1924 | ||||
Established in the wild: | established, natural reproduction | ||||
Established in aquaculture: | - | natural reproduction | |||
Significant ecological interactions: | probably some - adverse | ||||
Significant socio-economic effects: | - | ||||
Introduced by: | |||||
Reason: | aquaculture | ||||
Other reason: | ornamental | ||||
Comments: | Introduced in the Krian rice-bowl area, northwestern Peninsular Malaysia. Has colonized swamps, canals and rice paddies where it yields 94-202 kg/ha but has been badly affected by double cropping of rice and wide use of pesticides (Ref. 6095). An important fish for the subsistence fisheries in the paddy growing areas (Ref. 84801). Has also displaced to some extent the native T. trichopterus (Ref. 6095). There has been no serious attempt to list the introduced species nor to identify threats they posed (Ref. 84801). Ref: Ang, K.J., R. Gopinath and T.E. Chua, 1989 |
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