Species profile—Oreochromis mossambica (Mozambique mouthbrooder)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Cichlidae (cichlids) → Oreochromis mossambica (Mozambique mouthbrooder)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
- Family
- Cichlidae (cichlids)
- Scientific name
- Oreochromis mossambica (Peters, 1852)
- Common name
- Mozambique mouthbrooder
- WildNet taxon ID
- 26938
- Synonym(s)
- Oreochromis mossambicus
- Alternate name(s)
- tilapia
Mozambique cichlid
Mozambique tilapia - Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
- Restricted Matter
- Conservation significant
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Dependant Species
- Endemicity
- Introduced
- Pest status
- Feral Animal
- Species environment
- Aquatic
Other resources
Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) Atlas of Living AustraliaData source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26938
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.