| Specimen ID | 31391 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Sarotherodon |
| Species | melanotheron |
| Common Name | Blackchin Tilapia |
| State | FL |
| County | Brevard |
| Locality | south Patrick Airforce Base, junction of 9-mile canal (Grand) and Banana River, SE of Pineda Causeway (SR 404) |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Cape Canaveral |
| HUC8 Number | 03080202 |
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| Collection Day | 9 |
| Collection Month | 7 |
| Collection Year | 1980 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture | stocked illegally |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 462 |
| Author: | Dial, R.S., and S.C. Wainright |
| Date: | 1983 |
| Title: | New distributional records for non-native fishes in Florida. |
| Journal: | Florida Scientist |
| Volume: | 46 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 8-15 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 18857 |
| Author: | Florida Museum of Natural History |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Title: | Ichthyology Collection database. |
| Publisher: | University of Florida |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 24485 |
| Author: | Florida Museum of Natural History. |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Title: | Specimen records of blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron) in the UF collection. Provided by Rob Robins on 22 March 2012. |
| Publisher: | Florida Museum of Natural History |
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| Comments | Common sympatric species were Floridichthys carpio, Fundulus grandis, Menidia beryllina, and Poecilia latipinna. Mullet fishermen report taking large numbers in seagrass beds near mouths of canals on the Banana River and in Sykes Creek. |
| Record Type | Specimen |
| Disposal | Florida Museum of Natural History |
| Museum Cat Number | UF 91842 |
| Verifier | Dial, Wainright |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 2 |
| Size | 51-62.5 mm SL |
| Number Preserved | 2 |
