International Introductions of
Labeo rohita Introductions as compiled by FAO |
Main Ref: | ICCILMB, Interim Committee for Coordination of Investigations of the Lower Mekong Basin 1981 | ||||
To: | Lao PDR | ||||
FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
From: | Thailand | ||||
FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
Year: | 1965 | ||||
Range: | - | ||||
Period: | 1950-1974 | ||||
Established in the wild: | not established, no data | ||||
Established in aquaculture: | - rarely used | assisted/artificial reproduction | |||
Significant ecological interactions: | unknown - no data | ||||
Significant socio-economic effects: | unknown - no data | ||||
Introduced by: | international organization | ||||
Reason: | aquaculture | ||||
Other reason: | |||||
Comments: | Introduced in 1965 (Ref. 58867). Reintroduced for aquaculture in 1977 from India. Introduced to Nong Tong and Tha Ngone fish farms in Vientiane, Lao PDR by the Mekong Secretariat with funding from the government of The Netherlands. Has not been reported to breed in natural water bodies (Ref. 58867). Also Ref. 4823, 8984, 26920, 30857, 43281, 56905, 74657. Ref: ICCILMB, Interim Committee for Coordination of Investigations of the Lower Mekong Basin, 1981 |
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