Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | FAO, 2002 |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Introduced from the Central African Republic in 1972 and 1973 for aquaculture reasons (Ref. 1739). Introduced as aquaculture species and for predation on stunted Tilapia between 1972 and 1978 from Central Africa (Ref. 82489). Present in the Ogooué, Nyanga, Douigni and Komo (Ref. 81644). Also Ref. 50787. |
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gb.html |