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International Introductions of
Clarias gariepinus Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| ການອ້າງອີງຫຼັກ: | FAO 1997 | ||||
| To | Viet Nam | ||||
| FAO area | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | Central African Republic | ||||
| FAO area | Africa-Inland Waters | ||||
| Year | 1974 | ||||
| Range | - | ||||
| Period | 1950-1974 | ||||
| Established in the wild | established, natural reproduction | ||||
| Established in aquaculture | - rarely used | assisted/artificial reproduction | |||
| Significant ecological interactions | some - undecided | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects | probably some - undecided | ||||
| Introduced by: | private sector | ||||
| Reason | aquaculture | ||||
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| Comments | Founding stock consisted of 94 fish of which 83 survived transportation. During the war, only one female and two males remained. Induced breeding was however successful. Not economically viable as it requires high protein feeds in culture systems. The Vietnamese catfish however is becoming an important cultured fish species at present in Vietnam. Ref: Eldredge, L.G., 1994 | ||||
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