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  2. Tilapia as exotic species - Wikipedia

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    In the U.S. states of Florida and Texas, tilapia were originally introduced to curtail invasive plants. [1] In an effort to meet the growing demand for tilapia, humans have farmed these fish in countries around the world.

  3. List of invasive species in Florida - Wikipedia

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    Invasive species in Florida are introduced organisms that cause damage to the environment, human economy, or human health in Florida. [1] Native plants and animals in Florida are threatened by the spread of invasive species. [2] Florida is a major biodiversity hotspot in North America and the hospitable sub-tropical climate has also become a ...

  4. Tilapia - Wikipedia

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    Tilapia (/ t ɪ ˈ l ɑː p i ə / tih-LAH-pee-ə) is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the coelotilapine, coptodonine, heterotilapine, oreochromine, pelmatolapiine, and tilapiine tribes (formerly all were "Tilapiini"), with the economically most important species placed in the Coptodonini and Oreochromini. [2]

  5. These creepy crawlies could be Florida’s next big invasive ...

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    They were originally introduced to freshwater lakes as prey for game fish, according to the USDA’s Invasive.org, and haven’t yet been spotted in Florida. Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) in ...

  6. 5 things to know about invasive species to Florida killing ...

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    Things you need to know about Florida's new invasive species devouring landscapes and crops.

  7. List of invasive species in the Everglades - Wikipedia

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    Exotic species control falls under the management of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which has been compiling and disseminating information about invasive species since 1994. Control of invasive species costs $500 million a year, but 1,700,000 acres (6,900 km 2) of land in South Florida remains infested. [5]

  8. List of fishes of Florida - Wikipedia

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    The second largest living fish after the whale shark. Batfish Platax orbicularis: Non-native, invasive species. Bay anchovy: Anchoa mitchilli: Bay whiff: Citharichthys spilopterus: Bearded brotula: Brotula barbata: Beaugregory: Stegastes leucostictus: Belted sandfish: Serranus subligarius: Beluga (sturgeon) Huso huso: Bentfin devil ray: Mobula ...

  9. Fighting Florida's Invasive Python Problem One Step at a Time

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    And a new project is on the horizon using the skins of Ta’ape (Bluestripe Snapper), an invasive species in Hawaii that is outcompeting native fish for food and disrupting the local fishing industry.