Specimen Information

Oreochromis sp.
Oreochromis sp.
(tilapia)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID259214
GroupFishes
GenusOreochromis
Speciessp.
Common Nametilapia
StateCA
CountyLos Angeles
LocalityLos Angeles River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLos Angeles
HUC8 Number18070105
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year2007
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18221
Author:Friends of the Los Angeles River.
Date:2008
Title:State of the River 2 - the fish study.
Publisher:Friends of the Los Angeles River.
Commentsaccording to the reference, likely a mixture of Mozambique, Blue and Nile tilapia
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected271


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