Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Introduced to Lake Victoria in the 1950s (Ref. 118638) from Lake Albert (Ref. 4967), it has diffused from Kenyan and Ugandan waters of Lake Victoria, where it is of minor importance (Ref. 1739). Also in pond culture (Ref. 4967) and used for stocking dams throughout the country (Ref. 1739). Likely to be widely distributed in Tanzania as a 'contaminant' of aquaculture stocks sourced from Lake Victoria (Ref. 118638). |
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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 |