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Lifespan
9 years
Diet
Aquatic invertebraes, floating aquatic plants such as duckweed (Lemnasp.) and also aquatic filamentous algae
Habitat
Pond, small river, lake and estuary
Range
Tilapia have been introduced around the world into fresh and brackish waters, sometimes deliberately for the purpose of controlling aquatic plant growth.
Tilapia originates from Africa. They have been introduced to the rest of the world to be commercially bred as a farm fish.