Specimen Information

Oreochromis, Sarotherodon, Tilapia sp. × sp.
Oreochromis, Sarotherodon, Tilapia sp. × sp.
(hybrid tilapia)
Fishes
Exotic Hybrid

Specimen ID33549
GroupFishes
GenusOreochromis, Sarotherodon, Tilapia
Speciessp. × sp.
Common Namehybrid tilapia
StateID
CountyOwyhee
LocalityBrunneau River, SW of Blackstone Grasmere Road bridge on Hot Creek Road at Hot Springs Road, 8 mi SE of Brunneau near a thermal effluent from fish farm
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameBruneau
HUC8 Number17050102
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month9
Collection Year1986
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:467
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., C.R. Robins, R.M. Bailey, and J.E. Deacon
Date:1987
Title:Records of exotic fishes from Idaho and Wyoming.
Journal:Great Basin Naturalist
Volume:47
Issue:4
Pages:523-546
CommentsBrunneau River is fed in this area by thermal efluents from nearby springs and just upstream in the river bed at Indian Bathtub. It is likely that any tropical fish introduced here could overwinter.
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat NumberUNLV
VerifierCourtenay
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected10
Year Classjuvenile


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