Oreochromis niloticus
Oreochromis niloticus
(Nile Tilapia)
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9 results for Oreochromis niloticus (Nile Tilapia)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
260216 MSHarrisonBiloxi Back Bay2008 03170009 Mississippi Coastalunknown
260707 MSHarrisonGulfport, Mississippi Power Plant2009 03170009 Mississippi Coastalunknown
877964 MSHarrisonPond in Oyster Bayou2015 03170009 Mississippi Coastalunknown
587101 MSJackson[No locality description provided by MARIS]2001 03170009 Mississippi Coastalunknown
587103 MSJackson[No locality description provided by MARIS]2002 03170009 Mississippi Coastalunknown
253540 MSJacksonGrand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve2008 03170009 Mississippi Coastalunknown
250322 MSJacksonGrand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve2008 03170009 Mississippi Coastalunknown
262072 MSJacksonGrand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve2009 03170009 Mississippi Coastalestablished
237366 MSJacksonSimmons Bayou, downstream from aquaculture facility2005 03170009 Mississippi Coastalestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [2/18/2026].

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