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Common Name: Wami tilapia
Taxonomy: available through 
This species has been reported as introduced and established in Imperial, Los Angeles, and Riverside counties, California (Courtenay et al. 1986).
Oreochromis urolepis hornorum have been stocked at Mona Island and ponds at Maricao and elsewhere in Puerto Rico (Erdsman 1984).
Means of Introduction: Releases in California were made for aquatic plant control and to reduce mosquito and chironomid midge populations. The introductions were made by biologists at the University of California-Riverside, and the Southeast and Orange County Mosquito Abatement districts (Courtenay et al. 1986).
Status: Established
Impact of Introduction:
Remarks: Males used to hybridize with female O. mossambicus to produce hybrid males.
Other Resources:
FishBase Fact Sheet
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Revision Date: 10/25/2004 Citation for this information:
United States Geological Survey. 2009. Oreochromis urolepis hornorum. USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL.
<http://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.asp?speciesID=470> Revision Date: 10/25/2004
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