Common names:
Black mangrove cichlid, Niger cichlid, Spotted tilapia
Occurrence:
introduced
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Known from Victoria and Queensland (Ref. 48666). Reported from the cooling pondage of the Hazelwood power station near Morewell (Vic), Eel Hole Creek below the pondage, and the Latrobe river, into which Eel Hole Creek drains via the Morwell river. Also recorded from the Cairns area (Qld) in small estuaries and tidal creeks north of the city, including the Barron river (Ref. 44894). Also Ref. 1739.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority:
http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Allen, G.R., S.H. Midgley and M. Allen, 2002
National Database:
