Invasion
Invasion Description
1st Record: Grand Bahama Island/Lakes Cunningham and Killarney, brackish (1960s, Barton 1995)
Geographic Extent
Grand Bahama Island/Lakes Cunningham and Killarney, brackish (1960s, Barton 1995); Cuba/Rio Saramaguacan, Left Fork Upriver From Where It Enters Nuervtas Bay (USNM 345240, US National Museum of Natural History 2009)
Vectors
| Level | Vector |
|---|---|
| Alternate | Fisheries Intentional |
| Alternate | Fisheries Accidental (not Oyster) |
Regional Impacts
| Ecological Impact | Competition | |
| Oreochromis mossambicus, together with Poecilia latipinna (Sailfin Molly) is believed to be threatening the native Bahamas Pupfish (Cyprinodon laciniatus) in Bahamas salt lakes, through competition and predation (Barton 1995). | ||
| Ecological Impact | Predation | |
| Oreochromis mossambicus, together with Poecilia latipinna (Sailfin Molly) is believed to be threatening the native Bahamas Pupfish (Cyprinodon laciniatus) in Bahamas salt lakes, through competition and predation (Barton 1995). | ||