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Introduced from: Pacific, Southwest to: Africa-Inland Waters
Introductions from elsewhere to 'Africa-Inland Waters'

n=199 | Species introduction records list
 
# Species Year Period From - To Reason Established in the wild Ref. no.
1 Astronotus ocellatus  1976 1975-1999 Hong Kong - Côte d'Ivoire  ornamental  probably not established 001739
2 Barbonymus schwanenfeldii   unknown Thailand - Côte d'Ivoire  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
3 Barbus barbus  1920 1900-1924 France - Morocco  aquaculture  established 001739
4 Carassius auratus  1861 19th century France - Madagascar  ornamental  established 001739
5 Carassius auratus  1953 1950-1974 Asia - Mauritius  aquaculture  established 013686
6 Channa maculata   1975-1999 China - Madagascar  ornamental  established 013686
7 Cirrhinus cirrhosus  1960 1950-1974 India - Mauritius  aquaculture  probably established 013686
8 Cirrhinus cirrhosus  1966 1950-1974 India - Zimbabwe  aquaculture  not established 074657
9 Cirrhinus cirrhosus  1991 1975-1999 India - Nigeria  aquaculture  not established 074657
10 Coptodon zillii  1959 1950-1974 Israel - South Africa  aquaculture  probably not established 013686
11 Ctenopharyngodon idella   1975-1999 Israel - Zambia  aquaculture  not established 008600
12 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1969 1950-1974 Hong Kong - Egypt  aquaculture  probably established 001739
13 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1969 1950-1974 Japan - Kenya  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
14 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1975 1975-1999 Hungary - South Africa  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
15 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1975 1975-1999 India - Mauritius  aquaculture  probably not established 013686
16 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1975 1975-1999 Japan - Ethiopia  aquaculture  established 001739
17 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1975 1975-1999 India - Sudan  aquaculture  probably established 001739
18 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1976 1975-1999 Israel - Malawi  aquaculture  not established 074657
19 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1979 1975-1999 Korea - Rwanda  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
20 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1979 1975-1999 France - Côte d'Ivoire  weed control  established 013364
21 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1979 1975-1999 China, Hong Kong SAR - Uganda  aquaculture  not established 074657
22 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1980 1975-1999 Bulgaria - Morocco  phyto-zooplankton control  probably not established 001739
23 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1980 1975-1999 Hungary - Angola  aquaculture  unknown 013686
24 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1981 1975-1999 Hungary - Morocco  aquaculture  probably established 074657
25 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1981 1975-1999 India - Tanzania  aquaculture  not established 004967
26 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1981 1975-1999 Hungary - Tunisia  weed control  probably not established 013686
27 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1981 1975-1999 France - Tunisia  weed control  probably established 013686
28 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1985 1975-1999 Hungary - Oubéira lake and dams  aquaculture  not established 013686
29 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1986 1975-1999 China - Burundi  aquaculture  not established 074657
30 Ctenopharyngodon idella  1991 1975-1999 Cuba - Mozambique  aquaculture  not established 013686
31 Cyprinus carpio  1859 19th century Germany - South Africa  ornamental  established 001739
32 Cyprinus carpio  1860 19th century Unknown - Mitidja Oueds  aquaculture  established 087900
33 Cyprinus carpio  1925 1925-1949 France - Morocco  aquaculture  established 001739
34 Cyprinus carpio  1934 1925-1949 Indonesia - Egypt  aquaculture  established 001739
35 Cyprinus carpio  1936 1925-1949 Italy - Ethiopia  fisheries  established 027123
36 Cyprinus carpio  1946 1925-1949 Israel - Zambia  aquaculture  not established 008600
37 Cyprinus carpio  1947 1925-1949 Belgium - Congo, Dem. Rep. of the  aquaculture  not established 074657
38 Cyprinus carpio  1954 1950-1974 Israel - Nigeria  aquaculture  probably established 001739
39 Cyprinus carpio  1954 1950-1974 Austria - Nigeria  aquaculture  probably established 001739
40 Cyprinus carpio  1960 1950-1974 Israel - Rwanda  aquaculture  established 001739
41 Cyprinus carpio  1962 1950-1974 Israel - Uganda  aquaculture  established 001739
42 Cyprinus carpio  1965 1950-1974 Germany - Tunisia  aquaculture  probably established 013686
43 Cyprinus carpio  1965 1950-1974 France - Tunisia  aquaculture  probably established 013686
44 Cyprinus carpio  1966 1950-1974 Israel - Central African Republic  aquaculture  established 001739
45 Cyprinus carpio  1970 1950-1974 Israel - Malawi  aquaculture  not established 013686
46 Cyprinus carpio  1970 1950-1974 Israel - Cameroon  aquaculture  established 001739
47 Cyprinus carpio  1975 1975-1999 India - Sudan  research  not established 001739
48 Cyprinus carpio  1976 1975-1999 India - Mauritius  aquaculture  established 013686
49 Cyprinus carpio  1976 1975-1999 Italy - Côte d'Ivoire  aquaculture  established 001739
50 Cyprinus carpio  1990 1975-1999 Hungary - Angola (Pangula Lake)  unknown  unknown 051221
51 Esox lucius   1950-1974 Israel - Uganda  aquaculture  unknown 001739
52 Esox lucius  1934 1925-1949 France - Morocco  angling/sport  established 001739
53 Esox lucius  1938 1925-1949 Italy - Ethiopia  fisheries  established 027123
54 Esox lucius  1951 1950-1974 France - Madagascar  fisheries  not established 001739
55 Esox lucius  1956 1950-1974 France - Fodda Qued  aquaculture  not established 013364
56 Esox lucius  1966 1950-1974 France - Tunisia  aquaculture  probably not established 013686
57 Esox masquinongy  1964 1950-1974 USA - Morocco  angling/sport  not established 001739
58 Esox niger   unknown USA - Morocco  angling/sport  not established 001739
59 Etroplus suratensis  1923 1900-1924 India - Mauritius  unknown  unknown 013686
60 Gambusia affinis  1925 1925-1949 USA - Zimbabwe  mosquito control  established 001739
61 Gambusia affinis  1929 1925-1949 Italy - Sudan  mosquito control  established 001739
62 Gambusia affinis  1929 1925-1949 USA - Madagascar  mosquito control  established 001739
63 Gambusia holbrooki  1938 1925-1949 Italy - Ethiopia  mosquito control  established 027123
64 Gibelion catla  1966 1950-1974 India - Zimbabwe  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
65 Gobio gobio  1935 1925-1949 France - Morocco  forage  established 001739
66 Hucho hucho   unknown Danube - Morocco  unknown  probably established 001739
67 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1962 1950-1974 Japan - Egypt  research  not established 001739
68 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1970 1950-1974 Israel - Malawi  aquaculture  not established 013686
69 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1975 1975-1999 Israel - South Africa  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
70 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1975 1975-1999 Japan - Ethiopia  aquaculture  established 001739
71 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1976 1975-1999 India - Mauritius  unknown  unknown 013686
72 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1979 1975-1999 Korea - Rwanda  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
73 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1980 1975-1999 Bulgaria - Morocco  phyto-zooplankton control  probably established 001739
74 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1981 1975-1999 India - Tanzania, United Rep. of  aquaculture  not established 074657
75 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1981 1975-1999 Hungary - Tunisia  phyto-zooplankton control  probably not established 013686
76 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1981 1975-1999 Hungary - Morocco  aquaculture  probably established 001739
77 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1982 1975-1999 North Korea - Madagascar  research  not established 001739
78 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1985 1975-1999 Hungary - Oubéira lake and dams  aquaculture  not established 013686
79 Hypophthalmichthys molitrix  1991 1975-1999 Cuba - Mozambique  aquaculture  not established 013686
80 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis  1975 1975-1999 China - Egypt  aquaculture  not established 001739
81 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis  1981 1975-1999 Hungary - Morocco  aquaculture  unknown 001739
82 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis  1982 1975-1999 Hungary - Madagascar  no data  probably not established 074657
83 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis  1985 1975-1999 Hungary - Oubéira lake and dams  aquaculture  not established 013686
84 Hypophthalmichthys nobilis  1991 1975-1999 Cuba - Mozambique  aquaculture  not established 013686
85 Ictalurus punctatus   unknown USA - Côte d'Ivoire  aquaculture  unknown 001739
86 Ictalurus punctatus  1970 1950-1974 USA - Nigeria  aquaculture  unknown 001739
87 Ictalurus punctatus  1982 1975-1999 USA - Egypt  aquaculture  not established 001739
88 Labeo rohita  1960 1950-1974 India - Mauritius  aquaculture  established 013686
89 Labeo rohita  1961 1950-1974 India - Madagascar  aquaculture  unknown 001739
90 Labeo rohita  1965 1950-1974 India - Zimbabwe  aquaculture  unknown 001739
91 Labeo rohita  1991 1975-1999 India - Nigeria  aquaculture  not established 074657
92 Lepomis cyanellus   unknown USA - Morocco  other reasons  established 001739
93 Lepomis cyanellus   unknown USA - Kenya  unknown  unknown 001739
94 Lepomis cyanellus   unknown USA - Congo  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
95 Lepomis cyanellus   unknown USA - Zambia  aquaculture  established 001739
96 Lepomis cyanellus  1939 1925-1949 USA - South Africa  forage  unknown 001739
97 Lepomis cyanellus  1950 1950-1974 USA - Mauritius  angling/sport  established 001739
98 Lepomis cyanellus  1954 1950-1974 USA - Madagascar  forage  not established 001739
99 Lepomis gibbosus   unknown France - Congo  forage  probably established 001739
100 Lepomis gibbosus   1900-1924 France - Tell  angling/sport  not established 087900
101 Lepomis gibbosus  1955 1950-1974 USA - Morocco  unknown  established 000173
102 Lepomis macrochirus   unknown USA - Morocco  other reasons  established 001739
103 Lepomis macrochirus   unknown USA - Congo  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
104 Lepomis macrochirus  1938 1925-1949 USA - South Africa  forage  established 001739
105 Lepomis macrochirus  1940 1925-1949 USA - Kenya  angling/sport  unknown 013686
106 Lepomis macrochirus  1944 1925-1949 USA - Mauritius  aquaculture  established 013686
107 Lepomis macrochirus  1946 1925-1949 USA - Zambia  aquaculture  not established 008600
108 Lepomis macrochirus  1954 1950-1974 USA - Madagascar  forage  established 001739
109 Lepomis microlophus   unknown USA - Morocco  other reasons  established 001739
110 Lepomis microlophus  1944 1925-1949 USA - Mauritius  unknown  unknown 001739
111 Micropterus dolomieu  1937 1925-1949 USA - South Africa  angling/sport  established 001739
112 Micropterus punctulatus  1939 1925-1949 USA - South Africa  angling/sport  established 001739
113 Micropterus salmoides  1928 1925-1949 USA - Kenya  angling/sport  established 013686
114 Micropterus salmoides  1928 1925-1949 Netherlands - South Africa  angling/sport  established 001739
115 Micropterus salmoides  1933 1925-1949 Netherlands - Swaziland  angling/sport  established 001739
116 Micropterus salmoides  1934 1925-1949 France - Morocco  angling/sport  established 001739
117 Micropterus salmoides  1949 1925-1949 Europe - Egypt  unknown  not established 001739
118 Micropterus salmoides  1949 1925-1949 North America - Mauritius  angling/sport  probably not established 013686
119 Micropterus salmoides  1951 1950-1974 France - Madagascar  angling/sport  established 001739
120 Micropterus salmoides  1955 1950-1974 France - Congo  aquaculture  probably not established 013686
121 Micropterus salmoides  1956 1950-1974 France - Cameroon  aquaculture  not established 001739
122 Micropterus salmoides  1956 1950-1974 France - Dams  angling/sport  not established 001739
123 Micropterus salmoides  1976 1975-1999 USA - Nigeria  unknown  unknown 001739
124 Micropterus salmoides  1994 1975-1999 France - Reunion  aquaculture  unknown 074657
125 Morone saxatilis  1971 1950-1974 USA - South Africa  angling/sport  established 001739
126 Mylopharyngodon piceus  1980 1975-1999 Bulgaria - Morocco  phyto-zooplankton control  unknown 001739
127 Odontesthes bonariensis   unknown Argentina - Morocco  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
128 Oncorhynchus clarkii  1955 1950-1974 USA - Morocco  unknown  not established 001739
129 Oncorhynchus mykiss   unknown Germany - Cameroon  unknown  unknown 001739
130 Oncorhynchus mykiss   19th century France - El Milia  aquaculture  not established 087900
131 Oncorhynchus mykiss  1897 19th century UK - South Africa  angling/sport  Yes 001739
132 Oncorhynchus mykiss  1906 1900-1924 England - Malawi  angling/sport  Yes 013686
133 Oncorhynchus mykiss  1922 1900-1924 France - Madagascar  angling/sport  Yes 001739
134 Oncorhynchus mykiss  1925 1925-1949 Switzerland - Morocco  angling/sport   001739
135 Oncorhynchus mykiss  1925 1925-1949 France - Morocco  angling/sport  Unknown 001739
136 Oncorhynchus mykiss  1927 1925-1949 Scotland - Tanzania  angling/sport  Yes 001739
137 Oncorhynchus mykiss  1967 1950-1974 France - Tunisia  aquaculture  not established 013686
138 Oreochromis aureus   1975-1999 Israel - Zambia  aquaculture  probably established 008600
139 Oreochromis aureus   1975-1999 Ein Hamifratz (Israel) - Lake Darwendale (Zimbabwe)  aquaculture  unknown 013686
140 Oreochromis aureus  1910 1900-1924 Israel - South Africa  aquaculture  established 001739
141 Oreochromis aureus  1962 1950-1974 Israel - Uganda  aquaculture  not established 001739
142 Oreochromis aureus  1978 1975-1999 UK - Kenya  aquaculture  unknown 013686
143 Oreochromis aureus  1981 1975-1999 Tihange, Belgium - Côte d'Ivoire  aquaculture  not established 000088
144 Oreochromis mossambicus   1925-1949 Asia - Seychelles  angling/sport  established 013686
145 Oreochromis mossambicus  1954 1950-1974 Thailand - Egypt  aquaculture  established 001739
146 Oreochromis mossambicus  1957 1950-1974 France - Ain Sikhouna  unknown  not established 087900
147 Oreochromis niloticus   1925-1949 Unknown - Lake Bunyoni  fisheries  established 035818
148 Oreochromis niloticus  1955 1950-1974 Israel - South Africa  aquaculture  probably not established 001739
149 Oreochromis niloticus  1976 1975-1999 Israel - South Africa  aquaculture  probably established 074657
150 Oreochromis niloticus  1983 1975-1999 UK Scotland - Zambia  unknown  established 008600
151 Oreochromis niloticus  1986 1975-1999 UK Scotland - Zimbabwe  aquaculture  established 008600
152 Oreochromis niloticus  1991 1975-1999 Germany - Zambia  unknown  unknown 074657
153 Oreochromis urolepis  1967 1950-1974 Malaysia - Côte d'Ivoire  aquaculture  probably established 001739
154 Osphronemus goramy  1761 18th century Java, Indonesia - Mauritius  aquaculture  established 013686
155 Osphronemus goramy  1957 1950-1974 Singapore - Côte d'Ivoire  unknown  not established 001739
156 Perca fluviatilis  1915 1900-1924 UK - South Africa  angling/sport  established 001739
157 Perca fluviatilis  1939 1925-1949 Switzerland - Morocco  angling/sport  established 001739
158 Phalloceros caudimaculatus  1956 1950-1974 Brazil - Malawi  mosquito control  established 001739
159 Phoxinus phoxinus  1934 1925-1949 France - Morocco  unknown  unknown 001739
160 Poecilia reticulata   unknown Venezuela - Reunion  mosquito control  established 048660
161 Poecilia reticulata  1950 1950-1974 USA - Uganda  mosquito control  established 001739
162 Poecilia reticulata  1972 1950-1974 UK - Nigeria  research  probably not established 001739
163 Pomoxis annularis  1961 1950-1974 USA - Morocco  fisheries  not established 001739
164 Pomoxis nigromaculatus  1961 1950-1974 USA - Morocco  ornamental  not established 001739
165 Rutilus rutilus  1925 1925-1949 France - Madagascar  fisheries  not established 001739
166 Rutilus rutilus  1934 1925-1949 France - Morocco  unknown  established 001739
167 Salmo salar  1896 19th century UK Scotland - South Africa  angling/sport  not established 006465
168 Salmo trutta   unknown France - Ghrib dam  angling/sport  not established 087900
169 Salmo trutta  1890 19th century UK Scotland - South Africa  angling/sport  Yes 001739
170 Salmo trutta  1906 1900-1924 England - Malawi  angling/sport  probably not established 013686
171 Salmo trutta  1921 1900-1924 UK - Kenya  angling/sport  Yes 013686
172 Salmo trutta  1926 1925-1949 France - Madagascar  angling/sport  Unknown 001739
173 Salmo trutta  1953 1950-1974 France - Morocco  unknown   001739
174 Salmo trutta  1953 1950-1974 France - Morocco  unknown  not established 001739
175 Salmo trutta  1953 1950-1974 Yugoslavia - Morocco  unknown  not established 001739
176 Salvelinus alpinus alpinus  1948 1925-1949 France - Morocco  unknown  not established 001739
177 Salvelinus fontinalis  1941 1925-1949 France - Morocco  unknown  not established 001739
178 Salvelinus fontinalis  1949 1950-1974 UK - Kenya  unknown  probably not established 013364
179 Salvelinus fontinalis  1950 1950-1974 USA - South Africa  unknown  not established 001739
180 Salvelinus namaycush  1953 1950-1974 Canada - Morocco  unknown  probably not established 001739
181 Sander lucioperca  1949 1925-1949 Germany - Morocco  angling/sport  established 001739
182 Sander lucioperca  1968 1950-1974 Germany - Tunisia  aquaculture  established 013686
183 Sander lucioperca  1968 1950-1974 France - Tunisia  aquaculture  established 013686
184 Sander lucioperca  1985 1975-1999 Hungary - Oubéira lake and dams  aquaculture  not established 013686
185 Sarmarutilus rubilio   unknown France - Tunisia  aquaculture  established 013686
186 Sarotherodon galilaeus  1959 1950-1974 Israel - South Africa  aquaculture  not established 001739
187 Scardinius erythrophthalmus  1935 1925-1949 France - Morocco  unknown  established 001739
188 Scardinius erythrophthalmus  1951 1950-1974 France - Madagascar  unknown  not established 013333
189 Scardinius erythrophthalmus  1951 1950-1974 France - Mazafran Oueds  angling/sport  not established 087900
190 Scardinius erythrophthalmus  1960 1950-1974 France - Tunisia  forage  established 013686
191 Silurus glanis  1985 1975-1999 Hungary - Djorf Torba dam  aquaculture  not established 013686
192 Silurus glanis  1990 1975-1999 Germany - Tunisia  aquaculture  probably established 013686
193 Thymallus thymallus  1948 1925-1949 France - Morocco  unknown  not established 001739
194 Tinca tinca  1894 19th century France - El Golea  angling/sport  not established 087900
195 Tinca tinca  1896 19th century UK - South Africa  angling/sport  established 001739
196 Tinca tinca  1936 1925-1949 France - Madagascar  fisheries  not established 001739
197 Tinca tinca  1945 1925-1949 France - Morocco  unknown  established 001739
198 Tinca tinca  1946 1925-1949 U.S.A.? - Zambia  snail control  not established 008600
199 Xiphophorus hellerii  1974 1950-1974 Mexico - South Africa  accidental  established 001739
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