International Introductions of Penaeus brasiliensis
Introductions as compiled by FAO
Main Ref. Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006
To Taiwan Province of China
FAO area Pacific, Northwest
From Brazil
FAO area
Year 1981
Range
Period 1975-present
Established in the Wild no
Established in Aquaculture
Significant Ecological Interactions unknown
Significant Socio-economic Effects
Introduced by other introducer
Reason aquaculture
Other Reason
Comments The culture of this species has been intensively experimented, though only a size of 40 g was attained after a one-year growout (Liao and Chao, 1993). Unfortunately, there are no more survivors of this species in Taiwan (Prov. of China).
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