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International Introductions of
Ctenopharyngodon idella Introductions as compiled by FAO |
| Main Ref: | Shireman, J.V. and C.R. Smith 1983 | ||||
| To: | Iran | ||||
| FAO area: | Asia - Inland waters | ||||
| From: | USSR | ||||
| FAO area: | Former USSR - Inland waters | ||||
| Year: | 1966 | ||||
| Range: | - | ||||
| Period: | 1950-1974 | ||||
| Established in the wild: | established, | ||||
| Established in aquaculture: | - | ||||
| Significant ecological interactions: | - | ||||
| Significant socio-economic effects: | - | ||||
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| Reason: | research | ||||
| Other reason: | weed control | ||||
| Comments: | Introduced for experimentation. Assumed to be introduced for aquaculture. Reportedly introduced to reservoirs throughout the country in the beginning of the 1950s. Reintroduced in the 1970's to control vegetation in irrigation ditches. Reported from Lake Zaribar, Kordestan (Ref. 27435). Introduced to Caspian Sea, Sistan basin and in reservoirs throughout Iran (Ref. 39702). Ref: Coad, B.W., 1996 | ||||
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