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Which of the following fish led to the extinction of an ecologically unique assemblage of more than 200 species of cichild 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 ecoligically unique assemblage of over 200 native species of small cichild fish.
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