Australian Biological Resources Study

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Species Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)

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Species Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters, 1852)

Tilapia, Mouth-brooder, Mozambique Cichlid, Mozambique Tilapia

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Geraldton (Chapman River 28°46'S 114°43’E), and the Gascoyne, Lyons and Milnilya Rivers (ca. 24°38’S, 115°20’E) in the Pilbara Drainage, WA, and scattered localities in QLD between Endeavour River, Cooktown (15°26’S, 145°07’E) and upper Ross River, Townsville (19°19’S, 146°49’E), the Atherton Tablelands (17°22’S, 145°26’E), and various dams and waterways around Brisbane between Lake Somerset (Stanley River 26°59’S, 152°36’E) east to Caboolture (Caboolture River 27°05’S, 152°57) and south to Bannockburn (Albert River 27°45, 153°12’E); tropical

Introduced from tropical, east Africa.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Estuary, freshwater.

Extra Ecological Information

Reservoirs, farm dams, and natural waters.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1989. Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Neptune, New Jersey : T.F.H. Publications 240 pp., 63 pls. [215]

Allen, G.R., Allen, C.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Cichlidae. pp. 1435-1438 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1437] (as O. mossambica)

Allen, G.R., Midgley, S.H. & Allen, M. 2002. Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 394 pp. [370]

Arthington, A.H., McKay, R.J., Russell, D.J. & Milton, D.A. 1984. Occurrence of the introduced cichlid Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters) in Queensland. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 35(2): 267-272

Arthington, A.H. & Blühdorn, D.R. 1994. Distribution, genetics, ecology and status of the introduced cichlid, Oreochromis mossambicus in Australia. in Dudgeon, D. & Lam, P. (eds). Inland waters of Tropical Asia and Australia: Conservation and management Mitteilungen (Communications), Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL), vol. 24. pp. 53-62

Arthington, A.H. & Milton, D.A. 1986. Reproductive biology, growth and age composition of the introduced Oreochromis mossambicus (Cichlidae) in two reservoirs, Brisbane, Australia. Environmental Biology of Fishes 16: 257–266

Brumley, A.R. 1996. Family Cyprinidae carps, minnows, etc. pp. 99-106 in McDowall, R.M. (ed.). Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Sydney : Reed Books 247 pp. [179]

Canonico, G.C., Arthington, A., McCrary, J.K. & Thieme, M.L. 2005. The effects of introduced tilapias on native biodiversity. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 15: 463–483

Carpenter, K.E. 2001. Cichlidae. In, Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. [3336]

Corfield, J., Diggles, B., Jubb, C., McDowall, R.M., Moore, A., Richards, A. & Rowe, D.K. 2008. Review of the impacts of introduced ornamental fish species that have established wild populations in Australia. Prepared for the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 277 pp.

Doupé, R.G., Knott, M.J., Schaffer, J. & Burrows, J.A. 2009. Investigational piscivory of some juvenile Australian freshwater fishes by the introduced Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus. Journal of Fish Biology 74: 2386–2400

Doupé, R.G., Schaffer, J., Knott, M.J. & Burrows, D. 2009. How might an exotic fish disrupt success in a sympatric native species? Marine and Freshwater Research 60: 379–383

Doupé, R.G. & Burrows, D.W, 2008. Thirty years later, should we be more concerned for the ongoing invasion of Mozambique tilapia in Australia?. Pacific Conservation Biology 14: 235–238

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [37]

Invasive Animals CRC February 2012. Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) distribution in Australia. feral.org.au. http://www.feral.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/TILFS2_web.pdf

Kroon, F., Phillips, D., Burrows, D. & Hogan, A. 2015. Presence and absence of non-native fish species in the Wet Tropics region, Australia. Journal of Fish Biology 86(3): 1177-1185 [2]

Lintermans, M. 2004. Human-assisted dispersal of alien freshwater fish in Australia. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38(3): 481-501

Merrick, J.R. & Schmida, G.E. 1984. Australian Freshwater Fishes Biology and Management. Sydney : J.R. Merrick 409 pp. figs 280 col. figs. [350]

Morgan, D.L., Gill, H.S., Maddern, M.G. & Beatty, S.J. 2004. Distribution and impacts of introduced freshwater fishes in Western Australia. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 38: 511-523

Russell, D.J., Ryan, T.J., McDougall, A.J., Kistle, S.E. & Aland, G. 2003. Species diversity and spatial variation in fish assemblage structure of streams in connected tropical catchments in northern Australia with reference to the occurrence of translocated and exotic species. Marine and Freshwater Research 54: 813–824

Russell, D.J., Thuesen, P.A. & Thomson, F.E. 2011. Development of management strategies for the control and eradication of feral Tilapia populations in Australia. PestSmart Toolkit publication, Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre, Canberra.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
27-Jul-2017 LABROIDEI 24-May-2017 MODIFIED Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
27-Jul-2010 MODIFIED