JuvenilesofOreochromismossambicuswithinitialwetweightsof0.0382±0.0859gandinitialtotallengthsof0.735±1.425cmweretestedfortheirsalinitytolerance.Thejuvenilesweresubjectedtofivesalinitylevelsforaperiodofseventy-fivedays.Thesesalinitylevelscorrespondtothesalinitiesfoundalongthecreekandinestuarineregions.Eachsetofexperimentswasconductedatafifteendayintervals.Theweight,lengthandsurvivalratewerecalculated.Nomortalitywasobservedatsalinitylevels0,5,10and15,whilethejuvenilesfacedslightmortalityat20inthesameenvironmentalconditions,includingthediet.Therewasnosignificantdifferenceinspecificgrowthrateatallsalinitylevels.ThejuvenilesofO.mossambicuscouldsurviveupto20salinity.Theseresultssuggestthatthisspeciescangrowandbeexploitedcommerciallyinbrackishwaters,riversandestuarineregions.
