Introduced to Lake Victoria to feed on abundant but unexploited small size haplochromines, to convert them into larger table fish (Ref. 7270). Introduction to Lake Victoria virtually eliminated numerous unique cichlids in the area and has been the subject of many debates (Ref. 1739).Used to be present also in satellite lakes Bisina (stocked in the early 1970s) and Nawampasa (following extensive flooding), but surveys in 2009 and 2010 did not uncover any specimens (Ref. 125996).