| Main Ref. | Bartley, D.M. (comp./ed.), 2006 |
| To | Ecuador |
| FAO area | Pacific, Southeast |
| From | Chile |
| FAO area | |
| Year | 1988 |
| Range | |
| Period | 1975-present |
| Established in the Wild | no, continuous restocking |
| Established in Aquaculture | widely used |
| Significant Ecological Interactions | probably no |
| Significant Socio-economic Effects | |
| Introduced by | individual |
| Reason | research |
| Other Reason | aquaculture |
| Comments | The first introduction was carried out by the Polytechnic University of the Littoral (Guayaquil-Ecuador). The object of this introduction was to determine the adaptability of the species to different types of culture. |