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Introductions from America, South - Inland waters' to elsewhere

n=73 | Species introduction records list
 
# Species Year Period From - To Reason Established in the wild Ref. no.
1 Amatitlania nigrofasciata  1985 1975-1999 South America - Hawaii  ornamental  established 009420
2 Apistogramma arua  1993 1975-1999 Brazil - Germany  ornamental  unknown 028729
3 Arapaima gigas  1964 1950-1974 Brazil - Mexico  aquaculture  not established 001739
4 Arapaima gigas  1973 1950-1974 Peru - Cuba  aquaculture  not established 001739
5 Astronotus ocellatus  1952 1950-1974 South America - USA  ornamental  established 013686
6 Australoheros facetus  1943 1925-1949 Argentina - Portugal  unknown  established 013686
7 Austrolebias bellottii   unknown Argentina - USA  ornamental  not established 001739
8 Austrolebias nigripinnis  1973 1950-1974 Uruguay - United States of America  no data  not established 074657
9 Carassius auratus   Pre 18th century Brazil - Italy  ornamental  established 045688
10 Cichla ocellaris   unknown South America - Singapore  ornamental  established 051823
11 Cichla ocellaris  1964 1950-1974 Venezuela - USA  angling/sport  established 013686
12 Cichla ocellaris  1965 1950-1974 Colombia - Panama  angling/sport  established 001739
13 Cichla ocellaris  1967 1950-1974 Colombia - Puerto Rico  angling/sport  established 001739
14 Cichla ocellaris  1976 1975-1999 Colombia - Dominican Republic  unknown  established 001739
15 Cichla temensis  1985 1975-1999 Venezuela - USA  angling/sport  established 001739
16 Cichlasoma bimaculatum   1950-1974 South America - USA  ornamental  established 013686
17 Colossoma macropomum   unknown Brazil - Bangladesh  ornamental  probably not established 074657
18 Colossoma macropomum   1975-1999 Venezuela - Puerto Rico  aquaculture  established 013686
19 Colossoma macropomum  1980 1975-1999 Brazil - Panama  aquaculture  unknown 001739
20 Colossoma macropomum  1982 1975-1999 Peru - Cuba  aquaculture  unknown 001739
21 Colossoma macropomum  1986 1975-1999 Brazil - Taiwan  aquaculture  unknown 001739
22 Colossoma macropomum  1987 1975-1999 South America - Hawaii  ornamental  established 009420
23 Colossoma macropomum  1998 1975-1999 Brazil - China  no data  unknown 074657
24 Corydoras aeneus  1984 1975-1999 South America - Hawaii  ornamental  established 009420
25 Cyprinus carpio  1976 1975-1999 Colombia - Panama  aquaculture  established 001739
26 Geophagus brasiliensis   unknown Brazil - USA  ornamental  not established 001739
27 Geophagus brasiliensis   unknown Brazil - Australia  ornamental  not established 001739
28 Geophagus surinamensis  1982 1975-1999 South America - USA  ornamental  established 013686
29 Hoplias malabaricus   unknown South America - USA  ornamental  not established 001739
30 Hoplias malabaricus   unknown South America - USSR  unknown  not established 001739
31 Hyphessobrycon rosaceus   1925-1949 Guyana - New York  ornamental  unknown 013676
32 Hypostomus plecostomus   1975-1999 South America - Florida and Texas  unknown  established 000276
33 Hypostomus plecostomus   1975-1999 Brazil - Bangladesh  ornamental  established 074657
34 Hypostomus plecostomus  1990 1975-1999 South America - China  ornamental  unknown 055380
35 Leporinus fasciatus  1984 1975-1999 South America - Hawaii  ornamental  probably established 009420
36 Nannostomus unifasciatus   unknown Guyana - Trinidad  other reasons  probably not established 011225
37 Nematolebias whitei   unknown Brazil - United States of America  mosquito control  not established 074657
38 Odontesthes bonariensis   unknown Argentina - Morocco  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
39 Odontesthes bonariensis  1966 1950-1974 Argentina - Japan  aquaculture  established 006094
40 Odontesthes bonariensis  1974 1950-1974 Argentina - Italy  aquaculture  established 001739
41 Oreochromis niloticus  1967 1950-1974 Peru - Cuba  aquaculture  established 001739
42 Oreochromis niloticus  1974 1950-1974 Pentecoste, northeast Brazil - USA  aquaculture  unknown 000088
43 Oreochromis niloticus  1974 1950-1974 Brazil - Puerto Rico  research  established 001739
44 Oreochromis niloticus  1976 1975-1999 Brazil - Panama  aquaculture  established 001739
45 Oreochromis urolepis  1976 1975-1999 Brazil - Panama  aquaculture  established 001739
46 Osteoglossum bicirrhosum  1972 1950-1974 South America - United States of America  no data  probably not established 074657
47 Osteoglossum ferreirai  1990 1975-1999 South America - China  ornamental  unknown 055380
48 Parachromis motaguensis   unknown Brazil - Guatemala  aquaculture  not established 001739
49 Perrunichthys perruno  1992 1975-1999 Venezuela (Maracaibo Basin) - United States of America  no data  probably not established 074657
50 Phalloceros caudimaculatus  1956 1950-1974 Brazil - Malawi  mosquito control  established 001739
51 Phractocephalus hemioliopterus  1979 1975-1999 Venezuela - United States of America  no data  probably not established 074657
52 Phractocephalus hemioliopterus  1979 1975-1999 Brazil - United States of America  no data  probably not established 074657
53 Piaractus brachypomus  1982 1975-1999 Peru - Cuba  aquaculture  unknown 001739
54 Piaractus brachypomus  1985 1975-1999 Brazil - China  no data  unknown 074657
55 Piaractus brachypomus  1986 1975-1999 Brazil - Panama  aquaculture  unknown 001739
56 Piaractus brachypomus  1986 1975-1999 Brazil - Taiwan  aquaculture  not established 006300
57 Piaractus mesopotamicus   unknown Brazil - Bangladesh  ornamental  probably not established 074657
58 Piaractus mesopotamicus  1995 1975-1999 Brazil - Israel  aquaculture  not established 037616
59 Poecilia reticulata   unknown Venezuela - Reunion  mosquito control  established 048660
60 Poecilia reticulata   unknown Venezuela - Malaysia  mosquito control  established 006095
61 Poecilia reticulata   unknown Brazil - Malaysia  mosquito control  established 006095
62 Poecilia reticulata   unknown South America - Japan  unknown  established 000559
63 Poecilia reticulata   unknown Venezuela - Costa Rica  unknown  established 036880
64 Poecilia reticulata  1908 1900-1924 South America - India  ornamental  established 013686
65 Poecilia reticulata  1922 1900-1924 South America - USA  ornamental  established 013686
66 Poecilia reticulata  1937 1925-1949 South America - Singapore  ornamental  established 006299
67 Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus  1986 1975-1999 South America - Hawaii  ornamental  established 009420
68 Pterygoplichthys pardalis   unknown South America - Singapore  ornamental  established 051823
69 Pygocentrus nattereri   unknown Brazil - Bangladesh  ornamental  probably not established 074657
70 Pygocentrus nattereri  1990 1975-1999 Brazil - China  ornamental  established 074657
71 Rhamdia quelen   unknown Uruguay - Panama  aquaculture  not established 013686
72 Rocio octofasciata   1950-1974 Brazil, Amazon - Thailand  ornamental  established 001739
73 Serrasalmus humeralis   unknown Brazil - USA  ornamental  not established 001739
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cfm script by eagbayani, 01.04.03 ,  php script by mortiz, 05/31/10 ,  last modified by mortiz, 2:10 PM 05/31/10