Specimen ID | 31447 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Oreochromis |
Species | aureus |
Common Name | Blue Tilapia |
State | FL |
County | Glades |
Locality | .25 miles S. of SR-60 in a boat trail leading to boat ramp of W. side of C-38 canal, Kissimmee River |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Kissimmee |
HUC8 Number | 03090101 |
Map | |
Collection Month | 6 |
Collection Year | 1983 |
Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
Potential Pathway | stocked for food |
Status | unknown |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 473 |
Author: | Powell, McCall, Fox, and Brown. |
Date: | 1983 |
Title: | Lake Okeechobee-Kissimmee River Project, 1 July 1982 through 30 June 1983. |
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Comments | No reproduction was indicated and very few tilapia were ever observed. It is reasonable to assume they were slowly moving from Lake Kissimmee to Lake Okeechobee. Does not presently represent threat to native in the river of Lake Okeechobee. |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |