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International Introductions of
Oncorhynchus mykiss Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | Welcomme, R.L. 1988 | ||||
| To: | South Africa | ||||
| FAO area: | Africa-Inland Waters | ||||
| From: | UK | ||||
| FAO area: | Europe - Inland waters | ||||
| Year: | 1897 | ||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 19th century | ||||
| Established in the wild: | Yes, | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions: | - Adverse | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | - | ||||
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| Reason: | angling/sport | ||||
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| Comments: | Has been implicated in the decline of a number of local species; spread throughout South Africa during the late 1890s (Ref. 1739). Survives in most colder non-acid streams (Ref. 6465) and well established in South Africa (Ref. 52193). Ref: Skelton, P.H., 1987 | ||||
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