Oreochromis mossambicus

Basic information
Scientific name	Oreochromis mossambicus	(No picture)
Common names	Mozambique tilapia
Higher taxon	Cichlidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii
Natural range	E Africa
Habitat	Freshwater to Brakish.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Hokkaido, mainland of Kagoshima Pref., Okinawajima Is., Ishigakijima Is., and Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands.
Origin	Thailand
Date	1954
Route	Deliberate: Cultivated for food
Impact	Potentially: Competition for food and nest space. Native organism(s) affected: Native freshwater fishes
Regulation in Japan	No action for prevention, mitigation, control, or eradication.
Introduced range in other countries	Taiwan, continental China, SE Asia, Borneo, Philippine, S Asia, Jordan, Yemen, Turkey, E Europe, Russia, Egypt, South Africa, W Africa, Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, USA, Mexico, Latin America, Caribbean islands, Pacific islands, Seychelles, Maldives, etc.

Reference

Notes

Biodiversity occurrence data accessed through GBIF Data Portal, 2010-06-11, http://data.gbif.org/
DECO (ed) (2006) Dictionary of Alien Species. Tokyo-Shoseki, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Ecol Soc Jpn (ed) (2002) Handbook of Alien Species in Japan. Chijinshokan, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Froese & Pauly (eds) (2009) FishBase (Accessed on 2012-6-08) http://www.fishbase.org/.
Invasive Species web service database (Species Status) accessed through GISIN Portal, 2010-06-11, http://www.gisin.org/
ISSG. Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) (Accessed on 2012-6-08) http://www.issg.org/database/welcome/.
Kawanabe et al. (eds) (2002) Freshwater Fishes of Japan, 3rd ed.. Yama-kei Publishers, Tokyo (in Jpn)
Matsuzawa & Senou (2008) Alien fishes of Japan. Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan, Tokyo (in Jpn)
JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha, Tokyo (in Jpn)
etc.

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