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The alien species introduced into Lake Victoria that was responsible for the extinction of cichild fishes is

A

Alrican catfish

B

Water hyacinth

C

Carrot grass

D

Nile perch

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The Nile perch, a voracious predator introduced to Lake Victoria as a food fish, has already extinguished over one hundred species of native cichlid fish there.
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