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<loc>https://www.indiawaterportal.org/environment/tilapia-to-catfish-indias-freshwater-ecosystems-are-losing-native-fish-to-invasive-species</loc>
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<image:caption>Guppies, an invasive fish used in India for mosquito control.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The Common carp</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The Nile Tilapia.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Mozambique tilapia</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/indiawaterportal/2026-05-30/p2giexus/Sailfin.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Sailfin catfish</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Bighead carp, one of the invasive species in Indian waters.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-30T07:34:50.682Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tilapia to Catfish: India’s freshwater ecosystems are losing native fish to invasive species</news:title>
<news:keywords>freshwater ecosystems, invasive fish, biodiversity, ecology, ecosystems, Invasive Alien Species (IAS), pollution, fisheries, livelihoods, disasters, river interlinking, aquaculture, ballast water, ornamental fish, salinity, rivers, lakes, climate change, water quality</news:keywords>
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