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(A) Lake Victoria in East Africa is famous for its high biodiversity of $Cichlid$ fish. When the $Nile 	ext{ } Perch$ (an alien predator fish) was in

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(A) Lake Victoria in East Africa is famous for its high biodiversity of $Cichlid$ fish. When the $Nile 	ext{ } Perch$ (an alien predator fish) was introduced into Lake Victoria, it led to the extinction of more than $200$ species of $Cichlid$ fish, which were endemic to the lake. Therefore, $Cichlid$ is the correct answer as it represents the group of endemic fish species that were native to Lake Victoria.

Which of the following is an endemic fish species of Lake Victoria?

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