Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 695 - 706

Published: July 1, 2023

Worldwide, Tilapia sp. has gained a reputation as highly sought-after, culturable species in the aquaculture industry thanks to its higher growth rate, excellent adaptive nature, low disease and prolific breeding. Aquaculture is only means satisfy dietary demand for fish protein India, which highest population world. The first used extensive was Oreochromis mossambicus, introduced India early 1950s under government patronage. Since then, farms have been developed culture all over from warmer tropical brackish waterbodies of Tamil Nadu cooler Himalayan regions. past few decades witnessed huge surge abundance various natural water bodies, posing serious threat indigenous species. These fishes now observed surviving fully marine environments Palk Bay. Local fishermen are aware presence these invasive regularly harvest them inshore waters. Several specimens different ages found recorded during survey coastal areas near Devipattinam, Nadu. It assumed that exotic their way ocean local canals, eventually ending up ocean. In recent January, 2023, adult with fertile gonads were recorded. But most juveniles sexually immature, indicating Bay region serves breeding nursery ground young ones. Surveys shown they more abundantly waters an average depth 2–5 meters, dominated by several sea grass Survival success influenced ability withstand oceanographic conditions interactive credibility native

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