Which of the following fish led to the extinction of an ecologically unique assemblage of more than 200 species of cichlid fish in the lake Victoria of E. Africa ?

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Which of the following fish led to the extinction of an ecologically unique assemblage of more than 200 species of cichlid fish in the lake Victoria of E. Africa ? (A) Catla catla (B) Dog fish (C) Nile perch (D) African catfish

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Nile Perch (a predator fish) was introduced in lake Victoria of East Africa. It killed and eliminated ecologically unique assemblage of over 200 native species of small cichlid fish.

Q. Which of the following fish led to the extinction of an ecologically unique assemblage of more than $200$ species of cichlid fish in the lake Victoria of E. Africa ?

Catla catla

Dog fish

Nile perch

African catfish

Nile Perch (a predator fish) was introduced in lake Victoria of East Africa. It killed and eliminated ecologically unique assemblage of over $200$ native species of small cichlid fish.

Q. Which of the following fish led to the extinction of an ecologically unique assemblage of more than 200 species of cichlid fish in the lake Victoria of E. Africa ?