International Introductions of
Perrunichthys perruno Introductions as compiled by FAO |
Main Ref: | Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.) 2006 | ||||
To: | United States of America | ||||
FAO area: | America, North - Inland waters | ||||
From: | Venezuela (Maracaibo Basin) | ||||
FAO area: | America, South - Inland waters | ||||
Year: | 1992 | ||||
Range: | - | ||||
Period: | 1975-1999 | ||||
Established in the wild: | probably not established, no data | ||||
Established in aquaculture: | - never used | unknown | |||
Significant ecological interactions: | unknown - no data | ||||
Significant socio-economic effects: | unknown - no data | ||||
Introduced by: | unknown | ||||
Reason: | no data | ||||
Other reason: | |||||
Comments: | A single specimen (about 1.4 kg, greater than 50 cm SL) was taken from Cedar Bayou near Galveston Bay, Texas, by an angler in March 1992 (R. G. Howells, personal communication). Ref: |
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