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Table 2. Record of tilapia introductions to Taiwan.<br />
Purposes Extension and<br />
Cultural Status<br />
Number<br />
introduced<br />
Introducer Assisted by<br />
by<br />
Species Year Area of<br />
Origin<br />
To increase the supply Unsuccessful<br />
of animal protein<br />
during WWII<br />
Oreochromss mossambi cur 1944 Indonesia<br />
Brought back out of Widely spread<br />
curiosity by 2 returning<br />
soldiers from<br />
SE. Asia<br />
0. mossambicus 1946 Singapore Wu & Kuo 13<br />
To be used in pro- Well spread because it is cold<br />
ducing cold-re- resistant; hard to polycuhure<br />
sistant hybrid<br />
Tilapia zihii 1963 South Africa Tang 16<br />
Introduced for culture Well accepted especially its large<br />
iisd hybridization due size resulting from a cross with 0.<br />
to its large size mossambicus female<br />
0. ,ulolicus 1966 Japan Yu lrnai 56<br />
Hybridization Well accepted especially when<br />
crossed with 0. niloticus female<br />
0. aureiss 1974 Israel Liao, Huang Pruginin 83<br />
& Tseng<br />
Genetic studies and Maintained at Tungkang Marine Lab.;<br />
cross breeding not ready for extension<br />
&jsg 30<br />
1979 Philippines Liao, Chao,<br />
Chess, Huang,<br />
& Liu<br />
Ore ochromss sp.<br />
(Red tilapia)<br />
To obtain monosex Not ready for extension<br />
progeny<br />
0. hornorum 1981 Costa Rica Huang Yeh 56<br />
To be used in cross Not ready for extension<br />
breeding studies<br />
0. mossambicus 1981 Costa Rica Huang Yeh 4<br />
Tobeusedincross Notreadyforextension<br />
breeding studies<br />
0.mo,ysambjcus 1981 SouthAfrica Liao Schoonbee 50<br />
& Clark<br />
To add new species Not ready for extension<br />
T. rendalli 1981 South Africa Liao Schoonbee 25<br />
& Clark<br />
Tomaintainnew Underhybndizationstudy<br />
strain<br />
0. ruloticus 1984 France Liao& Serene 690<br />
Chao<br />
Tomaintainnew Underhybsidizationstudy<br />
iin<br />
O.aw-eur 1984 France Liao& Serene 170*<br />
Chao<br />
36**<br />
Tomaintainnew Underhybridizationstudy<br />
strain<br />
0.massambicur 1984 France Liao& Serene 40<br />
Chao<br />
Total production of tilapia for 1987 exceeds 100,000 t.<br />
* Israeli strain.<br />
Filipino strain.