| Specimen ID | 162994 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Herichthys |
| Species | cyanoguttatus |
| Common Name | Rio Grande Cichlid |
| State | FL |
| County | Hillsborough |
| Locality | Six Mile Creek |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Tampa Bay |
| HUC8 Number | 03100206 |
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| Collection Year | 1953 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 177 |
| Author: | Burgess, J.E. |
| Date: | 1958 |
| Title: | The fishes of Six-Mile Creek, Hillsborough County, Florida, with particular reference to the presence of exotic species. |
| Journal: | Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Game and Fish Commissioners |
| Volume: | 12 |
| Pages: | 8 pp |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 14798 |
| Author: | Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and D.A. Hensley. |
| Date: | 1980 |
| Title: | Survey of introduced non-native fishes. Phase I Report: Introduced exotic fishes in North America: status 1979. |
| Publisher: | Submitted to National Fishery Research Laboratory, USFWS, Gainesville, FL. |
| Pages: | 399 pp |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 15920 |
| Author: | Shafland, P.L., K.B. Gestring, and M.S. Stanford |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Title: | Florida's exotic freshwater fishes - 2007. |
| Journal: | Florida Scientist |
| Volume: | 71 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 220-245 |
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| Comments | cultured as an aquarium fish during 1940's and early 1950's as "Texas bluespot" |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | drainage |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |