International Introductions of
Cyprinus carpio Introductions as compiled by FAO |
Main Ref: | Welcomme, R.L. 1988 | ||||
To: | Costa Rica | ||||
FAO area: | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
From: | Taiwan | ||||
FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
Year: | 1976 | ||||
Range: | - | ||||
Period: | 1975-1999 | ||||
Established in the wild: | probably established, natural reproduction | ||||
Established in aquaculture: | - | natural reproduction | |||
Significant ecological interactions: | - | ||||
Significant socio-economic effects: | some - beneficial | ||||
Introduced by: | |||||
Reason: | research | ||||
Other reason: | |||||
Comments: | Introduced for its pituitary extract. Used for polyculture. Ref: Campos Cereda, H., 1970 |
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