| Specimen ID | 31814 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Oreochromis |
| Species | aureus |
| Common Name | Blue Tilapia |
| State | FL |
| County | Polk |
| Locality | Polk County |
| Mapping Accuracy | Centroid |
| Centroid Type | County |
| HUC8 Name | South Atlantic-Gulf Region |
| HUC8 Number | 03000000 |
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| Collection Year | 1968 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for food |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| 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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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 179 |
| Author: | Buntz, J., and C.S. Manooch, III |
| Date: | 1968 |
| Title: | Tilapia aurea (Steindachner), a rapidly spreading exotic in south central Florida. |
| Journal: | Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies |
| Volume: | 22 |
| Pages: | 495-501 |
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| Comments | Brought to FL from Auburn Univ. and stocked in managed pits for weed control experiments at Pleasant Grove Research Station in Hillsborough Co. by the FL Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. Fishermen moved them to other areas. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
