Species Regional Summary
Oreochromis mossambicus
None ( CAR-IV )

Invasion History Vectors Impacts References

Invasion

Invasion Description

!st Record: Haiti/"brackish lagoon" (1955, Lever 1996);

Geographic Extent

Puerto Rico/Cartagena Lagoon (1984, Lever 1996); Haiti/"brackish lagoon" (1955, Lever 1996); East Coast/Puerto Rico/Humacao marshes and Roosevelt Roads (1988, Burger 1992); Southwest coast/Puerto Rico/Boqueron Bay (1988, Burger 1992);; St. Johns/Virgin Islands/Caribbean Sea (FLMNH 168504, Florida Museum of Natural History 2009)

Vectors

Level Vector
Probable Fisheries Intentional

Regional Impacts

References

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