Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Okavango tilapia (Tilapia ruweti) - Uncertain Risk

Species that are considered uncertain risk need a more in-depth assessment beyond the Risk Summary to better define the species’ risk to U.S. environments.

T. ruweti is a benthopelagic fish native to south-central Africa. It is used in the aquarium trade but no populations of the species have become established outside its native range. T. ruweti has a medium climate match in the continental United States. Because T. cabrae has no history of invasiveness, it is currently impossible to know what impacts T. cabrae might have if introduced to the US. Overall risk of this species is uncertain.

Publication date

Jun 1, 2015

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Uncertain Risk

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A man is fishing in a boat with three young girls. The kids are excitedly pulling a fish out of the water.

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Invasive species