| Specimen ID | 42133 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Oreochromis |
| Species | aureus |
| Common Name | Blue Tilapia |
| State | PA |
| County | York |
| Locality | Susquehanna River in the vicinity of the Brunner Island steam electric station |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Lower Susquehanna |
| HUC8 Number | 02050306 |
| HUC10 Name | Susquehanna River |
| HUC10 Number | 0205030617 |
| HUC12 Name | Hartman Run-Susquehanna River |
| HUC12 Number | 020503061702 |
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| Collection Day | 18 |
| Collection Month | 9 |
| Collection Year | 1984 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture |
| Status | eradicated |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 13710 |
| Author: | Skinner, W.F. |
| Date: | 1984 |
| Title: | Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner: Cichlidae), an exotic fish species, accidentallly introduced to the lower Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania. |
| Journal: | Proceedings of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science |
| Volume: | 58 |
| Pages: | 99-100 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 13711 |
| Author: | Skinner, W.F. |
| Date: | 1986 |
| Title: | Letters to the editor: Susquhanna River tilapia. |
| Journal: | Fisheries |
| Volume: | 11 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 56-57 |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 457 |
| Author: | Skinner, W.W. |
| Date: | 1987 |
| Title: | Report on the eradication of Tilapia from the vicinity of Brunner Island Steam Electric Station. |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania Power and Electric Co Allentown, PA. |
| Pages: | 18 pp |
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| Comments | This population the result of a blue tilapia and a blue tilapia hybrid that escaped from Pennsylvania Power and Light Company's Brunner Island Aquaculture Facility. Plant was temporarily shutdown in December 1986 to cool the river killing the tilapia. Cost was $96,000. |
| Record Type | Specimen |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Disposal | The Pennsylvania State University |
| Museum Cat Number | 1512, 1513 |
| Verifier | Dr. Jay Stauffer, Jr. |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 31 |
| Size | 76-141 mm TL |
