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The Nonindigenous Occurrences section of the NAS species profiles has a new structure. The section is now dynamically updated from the NAS database to ensure that it contains the most current and accurate information. Occurrences are summarized in Table 1, alphabetically by state, with years of earliest and most recent observations, and the tally and names of drainages where the species was observed. The table contains hyperlinks to collections tables of specimens based on the states, years, and drainages selected. References to specimens that were not obtained through sighting reports and personal communications are found through the hyperlink in the Table 1 caption or through the individual specimens linked in the collections tables.




Oreochromis sp.
Oreochromis sp.
(tilapia)
Fishes
Exotic

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Oreochromis sp.

Common name: tilapia

Taxonomy: available through www.itis.govITIS logo

Native Range:
Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUCs) Explained
Interactive maps: Point Distribution Maps

Nonindigenous Occurrences:

Table 1. States with nonindigenous occurrences, the earliest and latest observations in each state, and the tally and names of HUCs with observations†. Names and dates are hyperlinked to their relevant specimen records. The list of references for all nonindigenous occurrences of Oreochromis sp. are found here.

StateFirst ObservedLast ObservedTotal HUCs with observations†HUCs with observations†
AZ200420244Agua Fria; Lower Gila-Painted Rock Reservoir; Lower Salt; Middle Gila
CA2007202411Coyote; Los Angeles; Salton Sea; San Diego; San Felipe Creek; San Francisco Bay; San Gabriel; San Joaquin Delta; San Pablo Bay; Santa Ana; Whitewater River
FL2005202426Alafia; Big Cypress Swamp; Caloosahatchee; Cape Canaveral; Charlotte Harbor; Chipola; Crystal-Pithlachascotee; Daytona-St. Augustine; Everglades; Florida Bay-Florida Keys; Florida Southeast Coast; Hillsborough; Kissimmee; Lake Okeechobee; Little Manatee; Lower St. Johns; Manatee; Myakka; Oklawaha; Peace; Sarasota Bay; Tampa Bay; Upper St. Johns; Vero Beach; Western Okeechobee Inflow; Withlacoochee
GA201920232Little; Spring
GU201920191Guam
HI201320224Hawaii; Kauai; Maui; Oahu
ID202220222C.J. Strike Reservoir; Upper Snake-Rock
IN201920191Little Calumet-Galien
LA200920242East Central Louisiana Coastal; Eastern Louisiana Coastal
MA202120211Charles
MI202220221Upper Grand
MN201120111Twin Cities
NV202420241Lake Mead
OH202020223Cuyahoga; Lower Great Miami, Indiana, Ohio; Upper Maumee
PA201620161Middle Delaware-Musconetcong
PR202120245Cibuco-Guajataca; Culebrinas-Guanajibo; Eastern Puerto Rico; Puerto Rican Eastern Islands; Southern Puerto Rico
SC199720234Broad-St. Helena; Cooper; Seneca; South Carolina Coastal
TN202020232Horn Lake-Nonconnah; Wolf
TX2006202439Aransas Bay; Austin-Oyster; Austin-Travis Lakes; Big Bend; Buffalo-San Jacinto; Cibolo; Cowhouse; Elm Fork Trinity; Elm-Sycamore; International Falcon Reservoir; Los Olmos; Lower Angelina; Lower Brazos; Lower Brazos-Little Brazos; Lower Colorado-Cummins; Lower Guadalupe; Lower Nueces; Lower Rio Grande; Lower San Antonio; Middle Brazos-Lake Whitney; Middle Guadalupe; Middle Sabine; North Corpus Christi Bay; North Llano; Nueces Headwaters; Richland; San Ambrosia-Santa Isabel; San Fernando; San Marcos; San Saba; South Corpus Christi Bay; South Laguna Madre; Spring; Upper Guadalupe; Upper Nueces; Upper San Antonio; Upper Trinity; West Fork San Jacinto; West Galveston Bay
UT202320231Southern Great Salt Lake Desert
VI202320231St. Croix
VA201620222Appomattox; Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan

Table last updated 1/15/2025

† Populations may not be currently present.


Other Resources:

Revision Date: 6/12/2019

Citation Information:
U.S. Geological Survey, 2025, Oreochromis sp.: U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?SpeciesID=2788, Revision Date: 6/12/2019, Access Date: 1/16/2025

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