Mozambique mouth-breeder

Oreochromis mossambicus

Category: Reef Fish

IUCN Conservation Status: VU - Vulnerable - facing a high risk of extinction in the wild

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Oreochromis

Where to Find

Found in 40 diving areas across 25 countries and 9 regions.

Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
South Coast, Barbados - 17 records
West Coast, Barbados - 17 records
Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 4 records
Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 3 records
Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 4 records
Bayahibe & La Romana, Dominican Republic - 2 records
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - 1 records
Sosua & Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic - 5 records
Montego Bay, Jamaica - 1 records
Ocho Rios, Jamaica - 2 records
Diamond Rock, Martinique - 1 records
Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 16 records
La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 19 records
Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 17 records
Anse La Raye, St. Lucia - 1 records
Soufriere & The Pitons, St. Lucia - 1 records
Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago - 1 records
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 10 records
St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 3 records
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala - 1 records
Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 1 records
Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 2 records
Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 2 records
Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique - 3 records
Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 3 records
Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 19 records
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 238 records
Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 651 records
Trincomalee & East Coast, Sri Lanka - 1 records
Florida Springs, United States - 12 records
Morrocoy & Chichiriviche, Venezuela - 2 records
Bali, Indonesia - 1 records
Komodo, Indonesia - 1 records
Lombok & Gili Islands, Indonesia - 7 records
Tioman Island, Malaysia - 2 records
Dumaguete, Philippines - 3 records
Visayas, Philippines - 5 records
Southern Islands, Singapore - 3 records
Koh Tao, Thailand - 2 records