Oreochromis placidus in Zimbabwe
Point map (Oreochromis placidus) | Occurrence records | Field guide | Gazetteer | Country Species Summary
Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance Ref.
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater Yes
Brackish No
Saltwater No
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish Yes
Abundance fairly common (chances are about 50%) Ref. Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
Comments

Found in some of the larger tributaries of the Lower Zambezi on the highveld. Restricted to the Lower Save and Runde systems and appeared to be unsuccessfully transplanted to Lake Kyle in the Upper Runde system. Also Ref. 5166.

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States/Provinces Complete? No
National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/zi.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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