International Introductions of Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Introductions as compiled by FAO
Main Ref. Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006
To United States of America
FAO area
From unknown
FAO area
Year
Range
Period unknown
Established in the Wild unknown
Established in Aquaculture widely used
Significant Ecological Interactions unknown
Significant Socio-economic Effects
Introduced by unknown
Reason aquaculture
Other Reason
Comments Cohen, 1985, proposed this species as a possible candidate for aquaculture in the USA; for 1994, 159 tons are reported in FAO aquaculture statistics as produced in the USA.
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