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: Received: 22 August 2024 / Approved: 23 August 2024 / Online: 23 August 2024 (11:42:32 CEST)
How to cite:
Duodu, S.; Ayiku, A. N.; Attu, G. A.-T.; Cudjoe, K. S. The Threat of Foreign Tilapia Species to the Ghanaian Aquaculture Industry. Preprints2024, 2024081722. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1722.v1
Duodu, S.; Ayiku, A. N.; Attu, G. A.-T.; Cudjoe, K. S. The Threat of Foreign Tilapia Species to the Ghanaian Aquaculture Industry. Preprints 2024, 2024081722. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1722.v1
Duodu, S.; Ayiku, A. N.; Attu, G. A.-T.; Cudjoe, K. S. The Threat of Foreign Tilapia Species to the Ghanaian Aquaculture Industry. Preprints2024, 2024081722. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1722.v1
APA Style
Duodu, S., Ayiku, A. N., Attu, G. A. T., & Cudjoe, K. S. (2024). The Threat of Foreign Tilapia Species to the Ghanaian Aquaculture Industry. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1722.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Duodu, S., Gifty Anane-Taabeah Attu and Kofitsyo S. Cudjoe. 2024 "The Threat of Foreign Tilapia Species to the Ghanaian Aquaculture Industry" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.1722.v1
Abstract
The Akosombo Nile tilapia is the only approved local strain for aquaculture production in Ghana. In this study, an exotic red tilapia sample suspected to be cultured in a fish farm within the Lower Volta River Basin of the Lake Volta was collected for species identification. A molecular screening using DNA barcoding sequencing was performed on the samples targeting the cytochrome C oxidase subunit 1 mitochondrial gene (COX1). We confirmed the identity of the red tilapia fish to be a non-native Oreochromis sp. recently introduced into the country. The data obtained clearly demonstrates a breach of biosecurity that potentially threatens Ghana’s native tilapia genetic resources and aquaculture development.
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