| Specimen ID | 29238 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Oreochromis |
| Species | mossambicus |
| Common Name | Mozambique Tilapia |
| State | CA |
| County | Imperial |
| Locality | lower Colorado River near the Mexican border |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Lower Colorado |
| HUC8 Number | 15030107 |
| Map | |
| Collection Year | 1976 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 217 |
| Author: | Moyle, P.B. |
| Date: | 1976 |
| Title: | Inland fishes of California. |
| Publisher: | University of California Press Berkeley, CA. |
| Pages: | 405 pp |
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| Comments | The first fish to become established in the late 1960's were probably escapees from a tropical fish farm but these were augmented by authorized introductions in the late 1960's and early 1970's. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
