| Specimen ID | 43777 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Oreochromis |
| Species | aureus |
| Common Name | Blue Tilapia |
| State | TX |
| Locality | state non-specific |
| Mapping Accuracy | Centroid |
| Centroid Type | State |
| Map | |
| Collection Year | 1960 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for food |
| Status | collected |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 108 |
| Author: | Howells, R.G., and G.P. Garrett |
| Date: | 1992 |
| Title: | Status of some exotic sport fishes in Texas waters. |
| Journal: | Texas Journal of Science |
| Volume: | 44 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 317-324 |
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| Comments | Introduced in the 1950's and 1960's and became extremely abundant, especially in thermally polluted reservoirs. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | nation |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
