Cattleya iricolor iricolor" is assessed as vulnerable since 1997 by the IUCN. Cattleya iricolor Cattleya iricolor is a species of orchid native to the eastern montane forests of Ecuador and Peru. "Cattleya iricolor" is an epiphytic orchid with slightly compressed pseudobulbs with a single terminal leaf each. The leaves are narrow, up to 35 cm long and 3 cm wide. Flowers are very fragrant, creamy white or yellowish, 8 cm across in size, with long and narrow petals and sepals, pointy lip; up to 6 flowers per pseudobulb. "Cattleya iricolor" grows in Peru and Ecuador in montane forests of the eastern Andes
Tilapia as exotic species and utilize the Salton Sea as an important destination for resting and feeding along the Pacific flyway. High salinity concentrations, algal blooms, agricultural runoff, hypoxia, wind events and temperature variability all contribute to fish die-offs in the Salton Sea. The high concentrations of tilapia in the Salton Sea (relative to other fish species) signify that tilapia often constitute the largest percentage of dead fishes during periods of excessive environmental stress. During fish kills, tilapia often wash ashore en masse. Tilapia as exotic species Throughout much of the tropics, tilapiine cichlids native to Africa and the Levant have been widely introduced