Oreochromis niloticus in Victoria
 
Reference no. Welcomme, R.L., 1988
Ecosystem Victoria
Status introduced
Abundance
Lifestage juv./adults
Regional database
Remarks Introduced to Lake Victoria in 1953 (Ref. 1739, 4967, 13624, 118638), probably from Lake Albert, as a contaminant of Coptodon zillii stocks, but this was later augmented by other translocations (Ref. 10616, 118638). Also Ref. 2, 5166, 7270, 27600.

(e.g. oophagy)
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