| Specimen ID | 160983 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Sarotherodon |
| Species | melanotheron |
| Common Name | Blackchin Tilapia |
| State | FL |
| County | Hillsborough |
| Locality | tributary of Bullfrog Creek about 1/2 mile above its entrace into Hillsborough Bay |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Tampa Bay |
| HUC8 Number | 03100206 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 19 |
| Collection Month | 10 |
| Collection Year | 1962 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 582 |
| Author: | Springer, V.G., and J.H. Finucane |
| Date: | 1963 |
| Title: | The African cichlid, Tilapia heudeloti Dumeril, in the commercial catch of Florida. |
| Journal: | Transactions of the American Fisheries Society |
| Volume: | 92 |
| Pages: | 317-318 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 20915 |
| Author: | Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History. |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Title: | National Museum of Natural History Vertebrate Zoology Ichthyology Collection |
| Publisher: | Smithsonian Institution |
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| Comments | water temp 23.7C; salinity 8.22 ppt; pH 7.63 |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Disposal | United States National Museum |
| Museum Cat Number | USNM 179008.5171313 |
| Freshwater/Marine | Brackish |
| Number Collected | 2 |
| Size | 50 mm, 53 mm SL |
| Number Preserved | 2 |
