Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | No | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Common in brackish water canals, estuaries, and mangroves. Replacing O. mossambicus as the most abundant brackish water introduced cichlid. Feeds mainly on algae growing on rocks (Ref. 52035). Also Ref. 108093. |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sn.html |