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    Mozambique mouth-breeder

    Mozambique mouth-breeder

    Oreochromis mossambicus

    Reef Fish
    Vulnerable

    The Mozambique mouth-breeder (Oreochromis mossambicus) is recorded at 40 diving areas across 25 countries, most often around Sodwana Bay, KwaZulu-Natal and La Parguera.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 9 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Rarely seen here
    Caribbean
    South CoastBarbados
    Occasionally seen here
    West CoastBarbados
    Occasionally seen here
    Salt Island & Cooper IslandBritish Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Virgin Gorda & AnegadaBritish Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Jardines de la ReinaCuba
    Rarely seen here
    Bayahibe & La RomanaDominican Republic
    Rarely seen here
    Punta CanaDominican Republic
    Rarely seen here
    Sosua & Puerto PlataDominican Republic
    Occasionally seen here
    Montego BayJamaica
    Rarely seen here
    Ocho RiosJamaica
    Rarely seen here
    Diamond RockMartinique
    Rarely seen here
    Fajardo & East CoastPuerto Rico
    Occasionally seen here
    La PargueraPuerto Rico
    Occasionally seen here
    Rincon & West CoastPuerto Rico
    Occasionally seen here
    Anse La RayeSt. Lucia
    Rarely seen here
    Soufriere & The PitonsSt. Lucia
    Rarely seen here
    TobagoTrinidad & Tobago
    Rarely seen here
    St. CroixUS Virgin Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    St. Thomas & St. JohnUS Virgin Islands
    Rarely seen here
    Central America
    Lake AtitlanGuatemala
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Ishigaki & YaeyamaJapan
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassTeleostei
    OrderCichliformes
    FamilyCichlidae
    GenusOreochromis

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