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Table 1. Continued<br />

Culture<br />

Status<br />

Production<br />

for 1987*<br />

(t)<br />

Date of<br />

Importation<br />

Area of<br />

Origin<br />

Common<br />

Name<br />

Scientific<br />

Name<br />

CRUSTACEANS<br />

Mass produced; vesy<br />

popular, monocultured<br />

1,354.0<br />

1970<br />

Thailand<br />

Giant river<br />

Macrobrachiwn rosenbergii<br />

Experimental<br />

1979<br />

Panama<br />

Blue shrimp<br />

Penaeus slylirostris<br />

Experimental; will not<br />

mate in captivity<br />

1981<br />

Panama<br />

White leg shrimp<br />

P. vannamei<br />

Production reached<br />

fourth generation<br />

1981<br />

Brazil<br />

Red spoiled shrimp<br />

P. brasiliensis<br />

Southern white<br />

shrimp<br />

P. schmilti<br />

MOLLUSCS<br />

Major agricultural pest<br />

1932<br />

Brazil<br />

Giant Msican<br />

snail<br />

Acha!inafidica<br />

Major agricultural pest<br />

1979<br />

Argentina<br />

Apple snail<br />

Apullarius insularwn<br />

SEAWEEDS<br />

Not cultured<br />

1976<br />

Japan<br />

Kelp or konbu<br />

Laminariajaponica<br />

Commerciaily cultured<br />

1981<br />

Japan<br />

Wakame<br />

Undaria pinnati Ida<br />

Commercially cultured<br />

1981<br />

Japan<br />

U. undariodes<br />

REPTILES<br />

Popular; monocultured<br />

1924<br />

Japan<br />

American bull<br />

frog<br />

Rana catesbeiana<br />

Commercially cultured<br />

-<br />

Alligator<br />

Alligator mississippiensis<br />

Commercially cultured<br />

Caiman<br />

Caiman latirostrLr<br />

* Estimates by the Taiwan Fisheries Bureau.<br />

** Total production for the three species of catfish is 101.2 t.<br />

This is the total production for both bighead carp and silver carp.

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