Category






kalape

Name : Oreochromis mossambicus 

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Perciformes

Family : Cichlidae

Description :

Africa: Lower Zambezi, Lower Shiré and coastal plains from Zambezi delta to Algoa Bay. Occurs southwards to the Brak River in the eastern Cape and in the Transvaal in the Limpopo system. It is introduced in India and established in freshwater and brackishwater habitats.

Size

Maximum length: 35.0 cm (TL); common length: 20-25 cm (TL) 

Diet

Omnivorous, Feeds mainly on algae and phytoplankton but also take some zooplankton, small insects and their larvae, shrimps, earthworms and aquatic macrophytes.

Utilization

Introduced for aquaculture, sport fishing, stocking man-made lakes and biological control of nuisance plants and animals. It is a good table fish and consumed locally in fresh form.

Gears

Gillnet, dragnet and castnet