Specimen ID | 31426 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Oreochromis |
Species | aureus |
Common Name | Blue Tilapia |
State | FL |
County | Miami-Dade |
Locality | Taylor Slough, Everglades National Park |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Everglades |
HUC8 Number | 03090202 |
HUC10 Number | 0309020213 |
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Collection Year | 1987 |
Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture |
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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Comments | Taylor slough population probably originated from a fish-farming operation next to the park. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | Loftus, Kushlan |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |