Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | highly commercial | Ref. | Eccles, D.H., 1992 |
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Introduced to feed on abundant but unexploited small size haplochromines, to convert them into larger table fish (Ref. 7270). Its introduction to Lake Victoria virtually eliminated numerous unique cichlids in the area and has been the subject of many debates (Ref. 1739). Also Ref. 13624. |
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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/tz.html |