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    Tilapia can be identified by their continuous top fin with no gap, pointed fins with the top fin extending over the base of the tail, and the male Mozambique tilapia's creation of circular display pits on the river bed to attract females, which it defends vigorously and uses to exclude native fish from infested areas.

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    Tilapia can be identified by their continuous top fin with no gap, pointed fins with the top fin extending over the base of the tail, and the male Mozambique tilapia's creation of circular display pits on the river bed to attract females, which it defends vigorously and uses to exclude native fish from infested areas.

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    MIchael Manuntag
    Tilapia can be identified by their continuous top fin with no gap, pointed fins with the top fin extending over the base of the tail, and the male Mozambique tilapia's creation of circular display pits on the river bed to attract females, which it defends vigorously and uses to exclude native fish from infested areas.

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    HOW TO IDENTIFY TILAPIA

    Native fish ha ve a gap or dent between front and rear parts of their top fin Tilapia have a continuous top fin with no gap or dent

    Sooty grunter or Black bream

    Black mangrove cichlid or spotted tilapia

    Barred grunter

    Mo zambique tilapia

    HOW TO IDENTIFY TILAPIA


    Native fish have rounded fins, Tilapia have pointed fins with the top fin extending over the base of the tail.

    Black bream

    Barred grunter

    HOW TO IDENTIFY TILAPIA


    Display Pits Mozambique tilapia only

    The male Mozambique Tilapia creates these circular display pits on the river bed to attract the female and each fish defends his pit vigorously, also excluding native fish from the Tilapia infested area.

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