Specimen Information

Tilapia mariae
Tilapia mariae
(Spotted Tilapia)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID292443
GroupFishes
GenusTilapia
Speciesmariae
Common NameSpotted Tilapia
StateFL
CountyMartin
LocalityLoxahatchee River in J Dickinson State Park, between Kitching Creek and 'Trapper Nelson's Interpretive Site'.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFlorida Southeast Coast
HUC8 Number03090206
HUC10 NameLower Loxahatchee River
HUC10 Number0309020606
HUC12 NameKitching Creek
HUC12 Number030902060602
Map
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Collection Day16
Collection Month4
Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | escaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18857
Author:Florida Museum of Natural History
Date:2009
Title:Ichthyology Collection database.
Publisher:University of Florida
Reference 2
Ref. Number:25111
Author:Anonymous
Date:2012
Title:Collection records of Tilapia mariae from U.S. museums. Downloaded from FishNET on 28 November 2012.
Publisher:Anonymous
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalFlorida Museum of Natural History
Museum Cat NumberUF 91950
VerifierWalsh, S.J.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Preserved3


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