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| Njiru, M.; Ojuok, J.E; Getabu, A.; Muchiri, M.S.; Cowx, I.G; Okeyo Owuor, J.B.. |
| Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus together with other tilapiines of Oreochromis leucosticus, Tilapia zillii and Sarotherodon melanopleudra (=T. rendalii) were introduced into Lake Victoria (Kenya) between 1951 and 1962 to boost the then declining fishery. Only O. niloticus was able to establish leading further to reduction in endemic tilapiines of Oreochromis variabilis and Oreochromis esculentus. O. niloticus currently forms the third commercially important species after introduced Nile perch, Lates niloticus and a native cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea, whereas other tilapias are extinct or are occasionally caught in the lake. Information was collected from by bottom trawling and from published literature to ascertain possible factors leading to... |
| Tipo: Proceedings Paper |
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| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/2761 |
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