Oreochromis aureus
Oreochromis aureus
(Blue Tilapia)
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16 results for Oreochromis aureus (Blue Tilapia)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
1872935 TXCameronBrownsville Irrigation District Weir 12017 13090002 Lower Rio Grande 
543270 TXCameronRio Grande River 11.2 kilometers downstream of US 771993 13090002 Lower Rio Grandeestablished
550231 TXCameronRio Grande River 11.2 kilometers downstream of US 771993 13090002 Lower Rio Grandeunknown
550209 TXCameronRio Grande River at Palmito Hill1980 13090002 Lower Rio Grandeunknown
543308 TXCameronRio Grande River at Palmito Hill1980 13090002 Lower Rio Grandeestablished
259205 TXCameronRio Grande, near Brownsville1981 13090002 Lower Rio Grandeestablished
1675728 TXHidalgo[No locality description provided]2021 13090002 Lower Rio Grande 
43242 TXHidalgoBentsen State Park Reservoir1978 13090002 Lower Rio Grandeestablished
43256 TXHidalgoBentsen State Park Reservoir1982 13090002 Lower Rio Grandeestablished
1872941 TXHidalgoBentsen, Rio Grande2019 13090002 Lower Rio Grandeestablished
1872937 TXHidalgoHidalgo Pumping Station, Rio Grande river2018 13090002 Lower Rio Grandeestablished
1872942 TXHidalgoLas Palomas, Rio Grande2019 13090002 Lower Rio Grandeestablished
1872940 TXHidalgoMission, Rio Grande2019 13090002 Lower Rio Grandeestablished
543268 TXHidalgoRio Grande River, 0.8 kilometers downstream of Anzalduas Dam1993 13090002 Lower Rio Grandeestablished
550213 TXHidalgoRio Grande River; 0.8 kilometers downstream of Anzalduas Dam1993 13090002 Lower Rio Grandeunknown
259201 TXHidalgoRio Grande, Anzalduas Dam1981 13090002 Lower Rio Grandeestablished

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [5/17/2025].

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