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Introductions from elsewhere to 'America, North - Inland waters'

n=152 | Species introduction records list
 
# Species Year Period From - To Reason Established in the wild Ref. no.
1 Anabas testudineus   unknown Southeast Asia - USA  ornamental  not established 001739
2 Anguilla australis   unknown New Zealand - USA  unknown  not established 001739
3 Anguilla japonica   unknown Japan - USA  aquaculture  not established 001739
4 Apeltes quadracus   unknown Eastern Canada - Laurentian Great Lakes  accidental with ships  established 037896
5 Arapaima gigas  1964 1950-1974 Brazil - Mexico  aquaculture  not established 001739
6 Arapaima gigas  1973 1950-1974 Peru - Cuba  aquaculture  not established 001739
7 Astronotus ocellatus  1952 1950-1974 South America - USA  ornamental  established 013686
8 Austrolebias bellottii   unknown Argentina - USA  ornamental  not established 001739
9 Austrolebias nigripinnis  1973 1950-1974 Uruguay - United States of America  no data  not established 074657
10 Barbonymus schwanenfeldii  1969 1950-1974 Tropical South-East Asia - United States of America  no data  probably established 074657
11 Carassius auratus   unknown Asia - Costa Rica  unknown  established 036880
12 Carassius auratus   Pre 18th century Asia - USA  ornamental  established 013686
13 Carassius auratus  1872 19th century France - Mexico  aquaculture  established 001739
14 Carassius auratus  1872 19th century China - Mexico  aquaculture  established 013686
15 Channa striata   19th century Southern China - Oahu, Hawaii  unknown  established 045309
16 Channa striata   19th century Asia - United States of America  fisheries  established 074657
17 Chitala ornata  1994 1975-1999 Mekong and Chao Phraya basins - United States of America  no data  probably established 074657
18 Cichla ocellaris  1964 1950-1974 Venezuela - USA  angling/sport  established 013686
19 Cichla ocellaris  1965 1950-1974 Colombia - Panama  angling/sport  established 001739
20 Cichla ocellaris  1967 1950-1974 Colombia - Puerto Rico  angling/sport  established 001739
21 Cichla ocellaris  1976 1975-1999 Colombia - Dominican Republic  unknown  established 001739
22 Cichla temensis  1985 1975-1999 Venezuela - USA  angling/sport  established 001739
23 Cichlasoma bimaculatum   1950-1974 South America - USA  ornamental  established 013686
24 Cirrhinus molitorella  1977 1975-1999 Taiwan Province of China - Panama  aquaculture  not established 074657
25 Clarias batrachus   1950-1974 Thailand - USA  ornamental  established 013686
26 Clarias batrachus   1950-1974 Java, Indonesia - USA  ornamental  established 013686
27 Colossoma macropomum   1975-1999 Venezuela - Puerto Rico  aquaculture  established 013686
28 Colossoma macropomum  1980 1975-1999 Brazil - Panama  aquaculture  unknown 001739
29 Colossoma macropomum  1982 1975-1999 Peru - Cuba  aquaculture  unknown 001739
30 Coregonus albula   19th century Northern Europe - United States of America  no data  not established 074657
31 Coregonus lavaretus  1877 19th century Northern Europe and Siberia - United States of America  no data  probably not established 074657
32 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1963 1950-1974 Taiwan - USA  weed control  established 013686
33 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1963 1950-1974 Malaysia - USA  weed control  established 013686
34 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1965 1950-1974 China - Mexico  aquaculture  established 013686
35 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1966 1950-1974 USSR (Russian Fed) - Cuba  aquaculture  established 001739
36 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1968 1950-1974 Japan - Brazil  aquaculture  probably not established 013686
37 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1968 1950-1974 Hungary - Brazil  aquaculture  probably not established 013686
38 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1976 1975-1999 Taiwan - Honduras  aquaculture  probably established 001739
39 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1976 1975-1999 Taiwan - Costa Rica  aquaculture  probably established 001739
40 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1977 1975-1999 Taiwan - Panama  aquaculture  probably established 001739
41 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1981 1975-1999 Taiwan Island (Prov. of China) - Dominican Republic  aquaculture  not established 074657
42 Cyprinus carpio   unknown Israel - Haiti  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
43 Cyprinus carpio   19th century France - Mexico  aquaculture  established 013686
44 Cyprinus carpio   19th century Asia - Mexico  aquaculture  established 013686
45 Cyprinus carpio  1831 19th century Germany - USA  aquaculture  established 013686
46 Cyprinus carpio  1831 19th century France - Canada  unknown  established 074657
47 Cyprinus carpio  1927 1925-1949 USSR - Cuba  aquaculture  established 001739
48 Cyprinus carpio  1976 1975-1999 Israel - Panama  aquaculture  established 001739
49 Cyprinus carpio  1976 1975-1999 Colombia - Panama  aquaculture  established 001739
50 Cyprinus carpio  1976 1975-1999 Taiwan - Costa Rica  research  probably established 001739
51 Devario malabaricus  1979 1975-1999 Asia - United States of America  ornamental  unknown 074657
52 Geophagus brasiliensis   unknown Brazil - USA  ornamental  not established 001739
53 Geophagus surinamensis  1982 1975-1999 South America - USA  ornamental  established 013686
54 Gymnocephalus cernua  1986 1975-1999 Europe - USA  accidental with ships  established 013686
55 Helostoma temminkii   unknown Java - USA  ornamental  not established 001739
56 Hemichromis bimaculatus   unknown West Africa - USA  ornamental  established 013686
57 Hemichromis bimaculatus   unknown Liberia - Canada  ornamental  probably established 001739
58 Heterotilapia buttikoferi  2000 2000-present Western Africa - United States of America  no data  probably not established 074657
59 Hoplias malabaricus   unknown South America - USA  ornamental  not established 001739
60 Hucho hucho  1968 1950-1974 Czechoslovakia - Quebec  angling/sport  not established 001995
61 Hyphessobrycon rosaceus   1925-1949 Guyana - New York  ornamental  unknown 013676
62 Hypomesus nipponensis  1959 1950-1974 Japan - USA  forage  established 013686
63 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1965 1950-1974 China (South) - Mexico  aquaculture  probably not established 013686
64 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1967 1950-1974 USSR - Cuba  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
65 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1976 1975-1999 Taiwan - Honduras  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
66 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1976 1975-1999 Taiwan - Costa Rica  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
67 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1978 1975-1999 Taiwan - Panama  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
68 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1981 1975-1999 Taiwan - Dominican Republic  aquaculture  probably established 001739
69 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis  1968 1950-1974 USSR - Cuba  aquaculture  not established 001739
70 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis  1972 1975-1999 Asia - USA  aquaculture  established 013686
71 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis  1978 1975-1999 Taiwan - Panama  aquaculture  not established 001739
72 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis  1981 1975-1999 Taiwan - Dominican Republic  aquaculture  not established 001739
73 Hypostomus plecostomus   1975-1999 South America - Florida and Texas  unknown  established 000276
74 Ictiobus cyprinellus  1981 1975-1999 USSR - Cuba  aquaculture  probably established 001739
75 Ictiobus niger  1981 1975-1999 USSR - Cuba  aquaculture  established 001739
76 Labeo chrysophekadion  1979 1975-1999 Indonesia - United States of America  ornamental  probably not established 074657
77 Lates angustifrons  1975 1975-1999 Africa - United States of America  research  not established 074657
78 Lates mariae  1981 1975-1999 Africa - United States of America  angling/sport  not established 074657
79 Lates microlepis  1981 1975-1999 Tanzania - USA  angling/sport  not established 001739
80 Lates niloticus  1979 1975-1999 Africa - USA  angling/sport  not established 001739
81 Lates niloticus  1982 1975-1999 Ethiopia - Cuba  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
82 Leuciscus idus  1877 19th century Europe - USA  ornamental  established 013686
83 Macropodus opercularis   unknown Southeast Asia - USA  ornamental  not established 001739
84 Melanotaenia nigrans  1930 1925-1949 Australia - United States of America  no data  unknown 074657
85 Misgurnus anguillicaudatus   1925-1949 Northeast Asia - USA  ornamental  established 013686
86 Mylopharyngodon piceus  1970 1950-1974 Asia - United States of America  accidental  probably established 074657
87 Mylopharyngodon piceus  1978 1975-1999 Taiwan - Panama  aquaculture  unknown 001739
88 Mylopharyngodon piceus  1979 1975-1999 Taiwan - Costa Rica  aquaculture  probably established 001739
89 Mylopharyngodon piceus  1984 1975-1999 Viet Nam - Cuba  aquaculture  established 013686
90 Nannostomus unifasciatus   unknown Guyana - Trinidad  other reasons  probably not established 011225
91 Nematolebias whitei   unknown Brazil - United States of America  mosquito control  not established 074657
92 Neogobius melanostomus   1975-1999 Eastern Europe - Lake St. Claire, Michigan  accidental with ships  established 012390
93 Neogobius melanostomus   1975-1999 Eastern Europe - Lake St. Claire, Ontario  accidental with ships  established 012204
94 Oncorhynchus masou masou  1929 1925-1949 Russian Fed - United States of America  no data  not established 074657
95 Oncorhynchus masou masou  1929 1925-1949 Korea - United States of America  no data  not established 074657
96 Oncorhynchus masou masou  1929 1925-1949 Japan - United States of America  no data  not established 074657
97 Oncorhynchus masou masou  1965 1950-1974 Japan - Canada  fisheries  not established 001739
98 Oreochromis aureus  1957 1950-1974 Israel - USA  aquaculture  established 001739
99 Oreochromis aureus  1957 1950-1974 Africa - USA  aquaculture  established 013686
100 Oreochromis mossambicus  1949 1925-1949 Malaysia - Saint Lucia  aquaculture  established 013364
101 Oreochromis mossambicus  1951 1950-1974 Singapore - United States of America  bait  established 074657
102 Oreochromis mossambicus  1951 1950-1974 Africa - USA  ornamental  established 013686
103 Oreochromis mossambicus  1958 1950-1974 Haiti - Guatemala  aquaculture  established 005731
104 Oreochromis niloticus  1964 1950-1974 Africa - Mexico  aquaculture  established 013686
105 Oreochromis niloticus  1967 1950-1974 Peru - Cuba  aquaculture  established 001739
106 Oreochromis niloticus  1974 1950-1974 Pentecoste, northeast Brazil - USA  aquaculture  unknown 000088
107 Oreochromis niloticus  1974 1950-1974 Brazil - Puerto Rico  research  established 001739
108 Oreochromis niloticus  1976 1975-1999 Brazil - Panama  aquaculture  established 001739
109 Oreochromis urolepis   1950-1974 Singapore - USA  weed control  established 000088
110 Oreochromis urolepis  1972 1950-1974 Africa - United States of America  no data  established 074657
111 Oreochromis urolepis  1976 1975-1999 Brazil - Panama  aquaculture  established 001739
112 Oryzias latipes  1922 1900-1924 Asia - United States of America  unknown  not established 074657
113 Oryzias latipes  1976 1975-1999 USSR - Cuba  mosquito control  established 001739
114 Osteoglossum bicirrhosum  1972 1950-1974 South America - United States of America  no data  probably not established 074657
115 Parachromis motaguensis   unknown Brazil - Guatemala  aquaculture  not established 001739
116 Pelmatolapia mariae  1974 1950-1974 West Africa - USA  ornamental  established 013686
117 Perrunichthys perruno  1992 1975-1999 Venezuela (Maracaibo Basin) - United States of America  no data  probably not established 074657
118 Pethia conchonius   unknown India - USA  ornamental  not established 053249
119 Phractocephalus hemioliopterus  1979 1975-1999 Venezuela - United States of America  no data  probably not established 074657
120 Phractocephalus hemioliopterus  1979 1975-1999 Brazil - United States of America  no data  probably not established 074657
121 Piaractus brachypomus  1982 1975-1999 Peru - Cuba  aquaculture  unknown 001739
122 Piaractus brachypomus  1986 1975-1999 Brazil - Panama  aquaculture  unknown 001739
123 Platichthys flesus   unknown Marine waters of Western Europe - USA  accidental with ships  established 001739
124 Platichthys flesus   unknown Marine waters of Western Europe - Canada  accidental with ships  probably not established 001739
125 Poecilia reticulata   unknown Venezuela - Costa Rica  unknown  established 036880
126 Poecilia reticulata  1922 1900-1924 South America - USA  ornamental  established 013686
127 Polypterus delhezi  2001 2000-present Congo - United States of America  no data  probably not established 074657
128 Rhamdia quelen   unknown Uruguay - Panama  aquaculture  not established 013686
129 Rhodeus sericeus   1900-1924 Europe - USA  ornamental  established 013686
130 Salmo macrostigma   unknown Morocco - Canada  angling/sport  not established 001995
131 Salmo salar   1925-1949 Scotland - Can Br Colum  angling/sport  not established 004925
132 Salmo trutta   19th century Scotland - Newfoundland  angling/sport  established 001995
133 Salmo trutta   1900-1924 United Kingdom - Canada (Newfoundland)  fisheries  established 074657
134 Salmo trutta  1883 19th century Germany - USA  angling/sport  established 013686
135 Salmo trutta  1884 19th century Scotland - Canada  angling/sport  established 001739
136 Salmo trutta  1892 19th century Germany - Canada (Newfoundland)  fisheries  established 074657
137 Sander lucioperca  1970 1950-1974 Germany - United States of America  no data  probably established 074657
138 Sarotherodon melanotheron   1950-1974 West Africa - USA  ornamental  established 013686
139 Scardinius erythrophthalmus   unknown Europe - Canada  bait  established 074657
140 Scardinius erythrophthalmus   19th century Europe - USA  angling/sport  established 013686
141 Serrasalmus humeralis   unknown Brazil - USA  ornamental  not established 001739
142 Stathmonotus stahli   unknown Caribbean - USA  accidental with ships  established 006328
143 Tinca tinca  1877 19th century UK - USA  angling/sport  established 013686
144 Tinca tinca  1877 19th century Germany - USA  angling/sport  established 013686
145 Trachinotus blochii  2000 2000-present American Samoa - Antigua and Barbuda  fill ecological niche  probably not established 074657
146 Trichogaster lalius  1969 1950-1974 Southeast Asia - USA  ornamental  established 053249
147 Trichopodus pectoralis  1952 1950-1974 Singapore - Haiti  no data  unknown 074657
148 Trichopodus trichopterus   unknown Southeast Asia - USA  ornamental  not established 053249
149 Trichopsis vittata   1975-1999 Southeast Asia - USA  ornamental  established 013686
150 Tridentiger trigonocephalus   unknown Korea - USA  accidental with ships  established 013686
151 Tridentiger trigonocephalus   unknown Japan - USA  accidental with ships  established 013686
152 Tridentiger trigonocephalus   unknown China - USA  accidental with ships  established 013686
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