Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1997 |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Utilized by the Fisheries section of the Ministry of Agriculture and C-operatives as part of its attempt to establish aquaculture in the lowveld areas of the country. Stocked in various small private dams with no records of escapee populations (Pers. comm., Klaasen 1997). |
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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/wz.html |