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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.

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