| Specimen ID | 31428 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Astronotus |
| Species | ocellatus |
| Common Name | Oscar |
| State | FL |
| County | Miami-Dade |
| Locality | Anhinga trail in Everglades National Park |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Everglades |
| HUC8 Number | 03090202 |
| HUC10 Name | Everglades National Park |
| HUC10 Number | 0309020213 |
| HUC12 Name | Everglades National Park |
| HUC12 Number | 030902021300 |
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| Collection Year | 1987 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 463 |
| Author: | Loftus, W.F., and J.A. Kushlan |
| Date: | 1987 |
| Title: | Freshwater fishes of southern Florida. |
| Journal: | Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences |
| Volume: | 31 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 147-344 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 165 |
| Author: | Courtenay, W.R., Jr., H.F. Sahlman, W.W. Miley II, and D.J. Herrema |
| Date: | 1974 |
| Title: | Exotic fishes in fresh and brackish waters of Florida. |
| Journal: | Biological Conservation |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 292-302 |
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| Comments | Occasional sightings of oscars at this locality is evidence of this species' south Florida expansion. The oscar has been aided in its dispersal by anglers who have transported the fish to new locations. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | Loftus, Kushlan |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
