Specimen Information

Sarotherodon melanotheron
Sarotherodon melanotheron
(Blackchin Tilapia)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1321685
GroupFishes
GenusSarotherodon
Speciesmelanotheron
Common NameBlackchin Tilapia
StateFL
CountyBrevard
LocalityPrivate impoundment adjacent to the Indian River Lagoon
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameCape Canaveral
HUC8 Number03080202
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month2
Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28954
Author:Taylor, D.S., G.R. Poulakis, S.R. Kupschus and C.H. Faunce
Date:1998
Title:Esturaine reconnection of an impoundment mangrove salt marsh in the Indian River Lagoon, Florida: short changes in fish fauna
Journal:Mangroves and Salt Marshes
Volume:2
Pages:29-36
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineBrackish
Number Collected9


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