NEET Biology question

The alien species introduced into lake Victoria that was responsible for the extinction of cichlid fishes is **[Kerala CEE 2010]**

(A)African catfish
(B)Water hyacinth
(C)Carrot grass
(D)Nile perchCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

The Nile perch, a voracious predator fish introduced into Lake Victoria as a food fish, has already driven over a hundred species of native cichlid fish to extinction by preying on them. African

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