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Introduced from: Pacific, Southwest to: America, South - Inland waters
Introductions from elsewhere to 'America, South - Inland waters' (with unknowns)

n=174 | Species introduction records list
 
# Species Year Period From - To Reason Established in the wild Ref. no.
1 Acipenser baerii   unknown Unknown - Uruguay river, Uruguay  aquaculture  unknown 056821
2 Acipenser baerii   unknown Unknown - Argentina  diffused from other countries  unknown 056821
3 Ameiurus melas  1907 1900-1924 USA - Chile  fisheries  established 001739
4 Ameiurus nebulosus  1908 1900-1924 USA - Chile  fisheries  probably established 001739
5 Anguilla anguilla  1977 1975-1999 France - Brazil  aquaculture  not established 001739
6 Anguilla japonica   1975-1999 Japan - Brazil  aquaculture  not established 001739
7 Betta splendens   unknown Unknown - Colombia  aquaculture  established 001739
8 Betta splendens   unknown Unknown - Brazil  ornamental  established 001739
9 Carassius auratus   1900-1924 Japan - Brazil  ornamental  established 001739
10 Carassius auratus   unknown Unknown - Uruguay  accidental  probably established 013686
11 Carassius auratus   unknown Unknown - Peru  ornamental  established 001739
12 Carassius auratus   unknown Unknown - Bolivia  ornamental  established 001739
13 Carassius auratus   19th century Unknown - Argentina  ornamental  probably established 001739
14 Carassius auratus  1856 19th century Unknown - Chile  ornamental  established 001739
15 Carassius auratus  1940 1925-1949 USA - Colombia  forage  established 001739
16 Carassius carassius   unknown Unknown - Chile  ornamental  established 001739
17 Cheirodon interruptus   unknown Unknown - Chile  unknown  unknown 037055
18 Cichla piquiti   unknown Unknown - Paraguay  no data  established 057716
19 Clarias gariepinus   unknown Unknown - Argentina  unknown  established 056821
20 Clarias gariepinus  1986 1975-1999 Africa - Brazil  aquaculture  established 013686
21 Colossoma macropomum   unknown Unknown - Ciénaga de Santa Marta, Magdalena river  unknown  established 078646
22 Coptodon rendalli  1953 1950-1974 Zaire - Brazil  aquaculture  established 001739
23 Coptodon rendalli  1962 1950-1974 USA - Colombia  aquaculture  established 001739
24 Coregonus clupeaformis  1904 1900-1924 Unknown - Argentina  fisheries  probably established 001739
25 Coregonus clupeaformis  1930 1925-1949 Unknown - Chile  fisheries  established 001739
26 Ctenopharyngodon idella   unknown Unknown - Uruguay  research  unknown 000048
27 Ctenopharyngodon idella   unknown Unknown - Colombia  aquaculture  not established 001739
28 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1975 1975-1999 Japan - Argentina  aquaculture  established 001739
29 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1979 1975-1999 Panama - Peru  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
30 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1981 1975-1999 Unknown - Bolivia  aquaculture  not established 001739
31 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1982 1975-1999 Jamaica - Guyana  research  unknown 026042
32 Cyprinus carpio   unknown Unknown - Paraguay  aquaculture  unknown 012228
33 Cyprinus carpio   unknown Unknown - Ecuador  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
34 Cyprinus carpio  1875 19th century Germany - Chile  fisheries  established 001739
35 Cyprinus carpio  1898 19th century USA - Brazil  aquaculture  established 013686
36 Cyprinus carpio  1898 19th century Hungary - Brazil  aquaculture  established 013686
37 Cyprinus carpio  1940 1925-1949 Unknown - Venezuela  fisheries  established 001739
38 Cyprinus carpio  1940 1925-1949 Unknown - Colombia  aquaculture  established 001739
39 Cyprinus carpio  1946 1925-1949 Japan - Peru  aquaculture  established 001739
40 Cyprinus carpio  1946 1925-1949 China - Peru  aquaculture  established 001739
41 Cyprinus carpio  1946 1925-1949 Mexico - Bolivia  aquaculture  established 013686
42 Cyprinus carpio  1968 1950-1974 Japan - Suriname  unknown  probably established 001739
43 Danio rerio   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
44 Devario malabaricus   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
45 Gambusia affinis   unknown Unknown - Bolivia  mosquito control  established 001739
46 Gambusia affinis  1937 1925-1949 Unknown - Chile  mosquito control  established 001739
47 Gambusia affinis  1940 1925-1949 Central America - Peru  mosquito control  established 001739
48 Gambusia affinis  1943 1925-1949 Unknown - Argentina  mosquito control  established 001739
49 Gymnocorymbus ternetzi   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
50 Helostoma temminkii   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
51 Hyphessobrycon eques   unknown Unknown - French Guiana  unknown  probably established 012225
52 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix   unknown Unknown - Argentina  aquaculture  unknown 056821
53 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1968 1950-1974 Japan - Brazil  aquaculture  probably not established 013686
54 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1968 1950-1974 Hungary - Brazil  aquaculture  probably not established 013686
55 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1968 1950-1974 China - Brazil  aquaculture  probably not established 013686
56 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1979 1975-1999 Panama - Peru  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
57 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1988 1975-1999 Taiwan - Colombia  aquaculture  unknown 001739
58 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis   1975-1999 Israel - Bolivia  aquaculture  not established 013686
59 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis   1950-1974 Unknown - Argentina  aquaculture  unknown 056821
60 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis  1976 1975-1999 Taiwan - Costa Rica  aquaculture  not established 001739
61 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis  1979 1975-1999 China - Brazil  aquaculture  not established 013686
62 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis  1979 1975-1999 Panama - Peru  aquaculture  not established 001739
63 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis  1979 1975-1999 Israel - Peru  aquaculture  not established 001739
64 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis  1983 1975-1999 Hungary - Brazil  aquaculture  not established 013686
65 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis  1988 1975-1999 Taiwan - Colombia  aquaculture  not established 001739
66 Ictalurus punctatus  1971 1950-1974 USA - Brazil  aquaculture  unknown 001739
67 Lepomis cyanellus   1925-1949 USA - Brazil  forage  established 001739
68 Lepomis gibbosus   unknown Unknown - Venezuela  unknown  unknown 001739
69 Lepomis gibbosus   unknown Unknown - Chile  unknown  probably established 001739
70 Lepomis macrochirus   unknown USA - Brazil  aquaculture  not established 001739
71 Lepomis macrochirus   1950-1974 USA - Venezuela  unknown  probably established 001739
72 Lepomis microlophus   unknown USA - Panama  forage  unknown 001739
73 Micropterus salmoides   unknown Unknown - Ecuador  unknown  unknown 001739
74 Micropterus salmoides   unknown USA - Colombia  angling/sport  established 001739
75 Micropterus salmoides   unknown Unknown - Bolivia  unknown  established 001739
76 Micropterus salmoides   1900-1924 USA - Brazil  aquaculture  not established 001739
77 Micropterus salmoides  1959 1950-1974 USA - Argentina  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
78 Morone saxatilis   unknown United States - Entre Rios province, Argentina  aquaculture  probably established 056821
79 Morone saxatilis   1975-1999 USA - Ecuador  angling/sport  established 013686
80 Oliotius oligolepis   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
81 Oncorhynchus gorbuscha   unknown USA - Chile  aquaculture  unknown 001739
82 Oncorhynchus gorbuscha   unknown Unknown - Argentina  unknown  unknown 013364
83 Oncorhynchus keta  1970 1950-1974 USA - Chile  fisheries  probably established 013364
84 Oncorhynchus keta  1970 1950-1974 Japan - Chile  fisheries  probably established 001739
85 Oncorhynchus kisutch   1900-1924 USA - Chile  aquaculture  established 001739
86 Oncorhynchus kisutch  1904 1900-1924 USA - Argentina  fill ecological niche  probably not established 001739
87 Oncorhynchus masou masou   1950-1974 Japan - Chile  aquaculture  probably established 001739
88 Oncorhynchus mykiss   unknown UK - Guyana  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
89 Oncorhynchus mykiss  1904 1900-1924 USA - Argentina  aquaculture  established 001739
90 Oncorhynchus mykiss  1905 1900-1924 Germany - Chile  angling/sport  established 001739
91 Oncorhynchus mykiss  1913 1900-1924 UK - Brazil  aquaculture  probably established 001739
92 Oncorhynchus mykiss  1926 1925-1949 USA - Colombia  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
93 Oncorhynchus mykiss  1927 1925-1949 USA - Peru  fisheries  established 001739
94 Oncorhynchus mykiss  1928 1925-1949 USA - Ecuador  aquaculture  probably established 001739
95 Oncorhynchus mykiss  1934 1925-1949 USA - Venezuela  aquaculture  probably established 001739
96 Oncorhynchus mykiss  1942 1925-1949 USA - Bolivia  fisheries  established 013686
97 Oncorhynchus nerka   1900-1924 USA - Argentina  fill ecological niche  not established 001739
98 Oncorhynchus tshawytscha  1900 1900-1924 USA - Chile  fisheries  established 001739
99 Oncorhynchus tshawytscha  1904 1900-1924 USA - Argentina  fill ecological niche  established 001739
100 Oreochromis aureus  1965 1950-1974 USA - Brazil  aquaculture  established 001739
101 Oreochromis aureus  1983 1975-1999 Cuba - Peru  aquaculture  established 001739
102 Oreochromis aureus  1990 1975-1999 Israel - Colombia  aquaculture  unknown 074657
103 Oreochromis mossambicus   unknown Unknown - Ecuador  unknown  not established 013364
104 Oreochromis mossambicus   1950-1974 Unknown - Brazil  aquaculture  established 001739
105 Oreochromis mossambicus  1951 1950-1974 Haiti - Guyana  aquaculture  established 001739
106 Oreochromis mossambicus  1953 1950-1974 Jamaica - Colombia  aquaculture  established 074657
107 Oreochromis mossambicus  1958 1950-1974 Trinidad - Venezuela  aquaculture  established 001739
108 Oreochromis mossambicus  1959 1950-1974 Unknown - Suriname  aquaculture  probably established 013364
109 Oreochromis mossambicus  1960 1950-1974 USA - Colombia  aquaculture  established 001739
110 Oreochromis mossambicus  1981 1975-1999 Panama - Peru  aquaculture  established 001739
111 Oreochromis niloticus   1925-1949 Unknown - Argentina  aquaculture  not established 056821
112 Oreochromis niloticus   unknown Unknown - Guyana  aquaculture  unknown 046247
113 Oreochromis niloticus   unknown Unknown - Ecuador  aquaculture  established 001739
114 Oreochromis niloticus  1971 1950-1974 Côte d'Ivoire - Brazil  aquaculture  established 001739
115 Oreochromis niloticus  1980 1975-1999 Panama - Colombia  aquaculture  established 001739
116 Oreochromis niloticus  1990 1975-1999 Egypt - Colombia  aquaculture  unknown 074657
117 Oreochromis niloticus  2003 2000-present Unknown - Galapagos Is.  unknown  established 074657
118 Oreochromis urolepis   unknown Unknown - Colombia  aquaculture  probably established 001739
119 Oreochromis urolepis   1950-1974 Côte d'Ivoire - Brazil  aquaculture  established 001739
120 Oreochromis urolepis  1978 1975-1999 Panama - Peru  aquaculture  probably established 074657
121 Osphronemus goramy   unknown Unknown - Colombia  accidental  established 001739
122 Pethia conchonius   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
123 Pethia gelius   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
124 Pethia nigrofasciata   unknown Sri Lanka - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
125 Poecilia latipinna   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
126 Poecilia reticulata  1940 1925-1949 Central America - Peru  mosquito control  established 001739
127 Poecilia reticulata  1940 1925-1949 Unknown - Colombia  mosquito control  established 001739
128 Poecilia velifera   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
129 Poeciliopsis gracilis   unknown Unknown - Venezuela  ornamental  established 001739
130 Puntigrus tetrazona   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
131 Puntigrus tetrazona  1979 1975-1999 Netherlands - Suriname  unknown  probably not established 001739
132 Puntius titteya   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
133 Pygocentrus nattereri   1950-1974 Brazil (River Doce State Park southeastern Brazil) - Brazil (Amazon Basin)  no data  established 074657
134 Rasbora trilineata   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
135 Salmo salar  1904 1900-1924 Canada - Argentina  aquaculture  established 001739
136 Salmo salar  1935 1925-1949 Germany - Chile  angling/sport  established 001739
137 Salmo salar  1957 1950-1974 USA - Brazil  angling/sport  not established 001739
138 Salmo salar  1960 1950-1974 UK - Falkland Islands (Malvinas)  angling/sport  not established 001739
139 Salmo trutta   unknown Unknown - Chile  aquaculture  unknown 052860
140 Salmo trutta   unknown Unknown - Argentina  no data  probably established 009086
141 Salmo trutta  1892 19th century UK - Colombia  unknown  not established 001739
142 Salmo trutta  1904 1900-1924 United States of America - Argentina  angling/sport  established 074657
143 Salmo trutta  1905 1900-1924 Europe - Chile  angling/sport  established 001739
144 Salmo trutta  1909 1900-1924 England - Argentina  angling/sport  established 056821
145 Salmo trutta  1939 1925-1949 USA - Bolivia  fisheries  established 013686
146 Salmo trutta  1955 1950-1974 UK - Falkland Islands (Malvinas)  angling/sport  established 001739
147 Salvelinus fontinalis   unknown Unknown - Ecuador  unknown  unknown 001739
148 Salvelinus fontinalis   unknown Canada - Chile  angling/sport  established 001739
149 Salvelinus fontinalis  1904 1900-1924 USA - Argentina  angling/sport  established 001739
150 Salvelinus fontinalis  1937 1925-1949 USA - Venezuela  unknown  established 001739
151 Salvelinus fontinalis  1955 1950-1974 USA - Peru  fill ecological niche  established 001739
152 Salvelinus fontinalis  1955 1950-1974 Unknown - Colombia  unknown  not established 001739
153 Salvelinus namaycush  1904 1900-1924 USA - Argentina  angling/sport  established 001739
154 Salvelinus namaycush  1936 1925-1949 USA - Bolivia  angling/sport  not established 001739
155 Salvelinus namaycush  1940 1925-1949 USA - Peru  angling/sport  probably not established 001739
156 Sarotherodon melanotheron   unknown Unknown - Suriname  unknown  probably established 026372
157 Scleropages formosus   unknown Unknown - Brazil  ornamental  no data 000000
158 Scophthalmus maximus   unknown Unknown - Chile  aquaculture  not established 013686
159 Symphysodon aequifasciatus   1950-1974 Unknown - Guyana  ornamental  unknown 040602
160 Symphysodon aequifasciatus  1994 1975-1999 Unknown - Suriname  ornamental  unknown 040602
161 Tanichthys albonubes   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
162 Thorichthys meeki   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
163 Tinca tinca  1908 1900-1924 Unknown - Chile  aquaculture  established 001739
164 Trichogaster fasciata   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
165 Trichogaster labiosa   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
166 Trichogaster lalius   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
167 Trichopodus leerii   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
168 Trichopodus microlepis   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
169 Trichopodus pectoralis   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
170 Trichopodus trichopterus   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
171 Xiphophorus hellerii   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
172 Xiphophorus maculatus   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
173 Xiphophorus maculatus   unknown Unknown - Brazil  no data  established 050894
174 Xiphophorus variatus   unknown Unknown - Colombia  ornamental  established 001739
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