The Mozambique tilapia is a dull-colored cichlid fish native to southeastern Africa that can live up to a decade in its native habitat and is popular in aquaculture. Human introductions have carried it to many tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, where its robust, adaptable nature makes it both a valued aquaculture species and, in many of those introduced habitats, an invasive one.
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Classification
ThreatsInvasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases 1 Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill). Scientific NameOreochromis mossambicus 2 Conservation Status Sources
1. Wikipedia: Mozambique tilapia
threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
Due to human introductions, it is now found in many tropical and subtropical habitats around the globe, where it can become an invasive species because of its robust nature.
system (entity description states it plainly, relationship to people)
Human introductions have carried it to many tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, where its robust, adaptable nature makes it both a valued aquaculture species and, in many of those introduced habitats, an invasive one.
View the Source2. Mozambique Tilapia (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph
The Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is an oreochromine cichlid fish native to southeastern Africa.
Conservation status box
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
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