| Specimen ID | 1655345 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Oreochromis |
| Species | aureus |
| Common Name | Blue Tilapia |
| State | TX |
| County | Brewster |
| Locality | Big Bend National Park, spring-fed wetland pond ('Beaver Pond') adjacent to Rio Grande Village Campground |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Big Bend |
| HUC8 Number | 13040205 |
| HUC10 Name | Heath Creek-Rio Grande |
| HUC10 Number | 1304020524 |
| HUC12 Name | Ernst Ridge-Rio Grande |
| HUC12 Number | 130402052404 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 23 |
| Collection Month | 2 |
| Collection Year | 2018 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released | escaped captivity | dispersed |
| Status | established |
| Comments | "At approximately 1030 h I observed 50-75 juvenile blue tilapia foraging within vegetation of a spring-fed wetland pond located adjacent to the Rio Grande Village Campground of the Big Bend National Park. Edwards (2009) documented the establishment of blue tilapia in this wetland pond in 2009 and invasion of blue tilapia into the pond in the 1990s."
Edwards, R. 2009. Monitoring of federally endangered Big Bend mosquitofish, Gambusia gaigei. 2009 Investigator's Annual Report, National Park Service. |
| Record Type | NAS sighting report |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 50-75 |
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