International Introductions of
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Introductions as compiled by FAO |
Main Ref: | Blanc, M., J.-L. Gaudet, P. Banarescu and J.-C. Hureau 1971 | ||||
To: | Kazakhstan | ||||
FAO area: | Former USSR - Inland waters | ||||
From: | China | ||||
FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
Year: | |||||
Range: | 1958 - 1959 | ||||
Period: | 1950-1974 | ||||
Established in the wild: | established, natural reproduction | ||||
Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
Significant ecological interactions: | - | ||||
Significant socio-economic effects: | probably some - beneficial | ||||
Introduced by: | |||||
Reason: | fisheries | ||||
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Comments: | Between 1958-1959, 6 million fingerlings from China were introduced into Lake Balkhash basin and in the 1980s reported commercial fishing of the species for the 1st time (Ref. 41038). Ref: Mitrofanov, V.P. and T. Petr, 1999 |
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