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International Introductions of
Leuciscus idus Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | FAO 1997 | ||||
| To: | USA | ||||
| FAO area: | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | Europe | ||||
| FAO area: | Europe - Inland waters | ||||
| Year: | 1877 | ||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 19th century | ||||
| Established in the wild: | established, natural reproduction | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions: | unknown - | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | unknown - | ||||
| Introduced by: | government | ||||
| Reason: | ornamental | ||||
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| Comments: | Introduced by the US Fish Commission and stocked into fish ponds but have escaped into rivers during a flood in Washington, D.C. Established in Maine and probably in Connecticut. Ref: Courtenay, W.R. Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor and J.A. McCann, 1984 | ||||
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