Oreochromis mossambicus in Zimbabwe
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance Ref.
Aquaculture commercial Ref. Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater Yes
Brackish No
Saltwater No
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish Yes
Abundance abundant (always seen in some numbers) Ref. Bell-Cross, G. and J.L. Minshull, 1988
Comments

Probably confined to the Lower Zambezi tributaries such as the Mazowe system, Buzi (Ref. 13337), Nata (Ref. 32831, 36532), Budzi (Ref. 36532), the whole of the Save/Runde and Limpopo systems (Ref. 88, 13337, 36532), moving up towards the headwaters of their major tributaries (Ref. 13337). Report from Lake McIlwaine (Ref. 42743) actually is O. mortimeri (Ref. 5166, 54096). Also Ref. 2, 27619, 44514, 54039.

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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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