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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Cichlidae (family)
CAAB Code: | 37 371016 |
Scientific Name and Authority: | Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner, 1864) |
Rank: | Species |
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Taxon Notes: | Introduced from Africa via aquarium trade. Recorded from northern QLD but probably based on a hybrid of O. mossambicus with genes from one of three additional Oreochromis species, including O. aureus (see Mather & Arthington 1991, Arthington et al 1999) [Source - AFD, 2016]. | ||||||
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