International Introductions of
Carassius gibelio Introductions as compiled by FAO |
Main Ref: | Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.) 2006 | ||||
To: | Uzbekistan (Syr Darya basin) | ||||
FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
From: | unknown | ||||
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Year: | |||||
Range: | 1950 - 1959 | ||||
Period: | 1950-1974 | ||||
Established in the wild: | established, no data | ||||
Established in aquaculture: | - no data | no data | |||
Significant ecological interactions: | probably none - no data | ||||
Significant socio-economic effects: | unknown - no data | ||||
Introduced by: | unknown | ||||
Reason: | aquaculture | ||||
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Comments: | It was introduced to pond culture in Tashkent and it soon penetrated into natural waters. In the absence of other detritivores, the goldfish occupied a free ecological niche and colonized standing and slow-moving waters and became a fishery. Ref: Kamilov, G. and Z.U. Urchinov, 1995 |
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