Alien species introduced into lake Victoria that was responsible for extinction of chichilid species is
Africian Catfish
Murrels
Water Hyacinth
Nile Perch
Carrot Grass
A
Nile Perch
B
Africian Catfish
C
Carrot Grass
D
Murrels
E
Water Hyacinth
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The correct option is D Nile Perch The Nile perch (Lates niloticus) was introduced in 1954 since it is a food fish. But it is believed that it is responsible for the extinction or severe decline of cichlid and native tilapia species in the Lake Victoria.
So the correct option is D.
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