Oreochromis niloticus in Rwanda
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance Ref.
Aquaculture commercial Ref. FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater Yes
Brackish No
Saltwater No
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance Ref.
Comments

Recorded from Lakes Bulera and Luhondo. May have been the reason for the decimation or extinction of three autochthonous cyprinid species (Barbus microbarbis, B. neumayeri and Varicorhinus ruandae) in Lake Luhondo (Ref. 35818). Also recorded from Lake Kivu, Rusizi basin, upper and middle Akagera and Lake Mohasi (Ref. 46152).

States/Provinces
States/Provinces Complete? No
National Checklist
Country information https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rw.html
(e.g. 9948)
( e.g. cephalopods )
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