International Introductions of
Cyprinus carpio Introductions as compiled by FAO |
Main Ref: | Welcomme, R.L. 1988 | ||||
To: | Afghanistan | ||||
FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
From: | China | ||||
FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
Year: | |||||
Range: | 1970 - 1979 | ||||
Period: | 1950-1974 | ||||
Established in the wild: | established, natural reproduction | ||||
Established in aquaculture: | - | natural reproduction | |||
Significant ecological interactions: | - | ||||
Significant socio-economic effects: | - | ||||
Introduced by: | |||||
Reason: | aquaculture | ||||
Other reason: | |||||
Comments: | Introduced in the 1970s. Useful since native species were not able to colonize new reservoirs. Ref: |
Update record Fish Introductions Table |