• Florida and Texas, tilapia were originally introduced to curtail invasive plants. In an effort to meet the growing demand for tilapia, humans have farmed...
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    Tilapia (/tɪˈlɑːpiə/ tih-LAH-pee-ə) is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the coelotilapine, coptodonine, heterotilapine...
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    Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is an oreochromine cichlid fish native to southeastern Africa. Dull colored, the Mozambique tilapia often lives...
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    fingerlings Pond List of harvested aquatic animals by weight Tilapia as exotic species Tilapia (genus) Based on data sourced from the FishStat database Archived...
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    species in North America List of invasive species in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States Environmental issues in the United States Tilapia as...
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    "Pike Killifish (Belonesox belizanus) - Species Profile". nas.er.usgs.gov. "Tilapia mariae (spotted tilapia)". www.cabi.org. "Clarias batrachus (walking...
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    The blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) is a species of tilapia, a fish in the family Cichlidae. Native to Northern and Western Africa, and the Middle East...
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    The spotted tilapia (Pelmatolapia mariae), also known as the spotted mangrove cichlid or black mangrove cichlid, is a species of fish of the cichlid family...
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  • This is a list of invasive species in North America. A species is regarded as invasive if it has been introduced by human action to a location, area, or...
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    supports Africa's largest inland fishery (as of 1997). Initially the fishery involved native species, especially tilapia and haplochromine cichlids, but also...
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  • of Aquatic Species". www.fao.org. "Redbelly tilapia / Invasive Species of Japan". www.nies.go.jp. "Mosquitofish, Topminnor / Invasive Species of Japan"...
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    portal Environment portal List of rivers of Australia § Queensland Tilapia as exotic species Shay, John; Shay, Bev (eds.). The Endeavour at the Endeavour:...
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  • all species introduced from outside the archipelago are considered as "invasive". Fernandez, Rudy (January 16, 2016). "Imported 'invasive' species threaten...
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    Peacock bass (category Articles with 'species' microformats)
    referred to as "monster fish". Peacock bass prey on any species that catches their eye, but those in which they seem most interested are tilapia, crayfish...
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    Piranha Exotic Fish Exhibit. Nico, L.; P. Fuller; and M. Neilson (22 October 2013). Colossoma macropomum. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database...
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    Axolotl (category Species endangered by invasive species)
    pollution, as well as the introduction of invasive species such as tilapia and perch. It is listed as critically endangered in the wild, with a decreasing...
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    The dominant species in the 1927–8 survey catches were two, now critically endangered tilapia species, the 'Ngege' or Singida tilapia (Oreochromis esculentus)...
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    spotted tilapia among others. Some introduced freshwater fish species have had devastating impacts on Australia's endemic freshwater fish species and other...
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    Cichlid (category Articles with 'species' microformats)
    actual number of species is therefore unknown, with estimates varying between 2,000 and 3,000. Many cichlids, particularly tilapia, are important food...
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    Invasive species in the Everglades are exotic plants and animals that are not native to the area and have aggressively adapted to conditions in wilderness...
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  • Leersia hexandra, and Pistia stratiotes. The major exotic fish species include Tilapia nilotica (Tilapia) and Clarias gariepinus (African Catfish). "Lake...
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    thrush. The local vegetation has landscaped areas with native and exotic species, such as guanandi, jacaranda, an extensive eucalyptus grove and fruit trees...
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    Victoria tilapia, is a species of African cichlid native to Lake Victoria and its tributaries, Lake Kyoga, Lake Kwania, and Lake Bisina (Salisbury), as well...
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    fauna, including many endemic species. From the 18th century, early colonisers began introducing a number of exotic species including mammals, plant, birds...
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  • populations within the lake are becoming more represented by rough species, such as Tilapia (Tilapia sp. and Oreochromis sp.). Palm Beach County Website Hawghunter...
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    suitable agro-climatic conditions. In cage culture the fish catches are species of tilapia (90% sex reversed), snakehead (Channa micropeltis) and (Channa striata)...
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    sustainable practices, and awareness are crucial. An exotic (or non-native) species is defined as a species that does not naturally occur in a certain area...
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    Redtail catfish (category IUCN Red List least concern species)
    coloration. In Thailand, it is an alien species that has been introduced by humans, like the common pleco, zebra tilapia, and alligator gar. In some places...
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    fresh water species. The Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromomis mossambica) was introduced in 1954, as a protein supplement. Currently, the tilapia is very widespread...
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    district and in 2005 there were over 300 fish ponds stocked with tilapia and mirror carp species. Fort Portal Toro Kingdom Toro sub-region Western Region, Uganda...
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