| Specimen ID | 165550 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Astatotilapia |
| Species | calliptera |
| Common Name | eastern happy |
| State | FL |
| County | Palm Beach |
| Locality | Hillsborough Canal |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Everglades |
| HUC8 Number | 03090202 |
| HUC10 Name | Conservation Area 2 |
| HUC10 Number | 0309020206 |
| HUC12 Name | North Conservation Area 2 |
| HUC12 Number | 030902020601 |
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| Collection Month | 4 |
| Collection Year | 1997 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| 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 | first collection; Eastern happy (Haplochromis callipterus) were first discovered in the Hillsboro Canal in 1997 (n = 16), after which they were collected in low numbers in subsequent annual electrofishing samples. When sampled in January 2005, eastern happy had a catch rate of 0.50 fish/min (n = 16, 32 pedal minutes) and were collected from the western half of this 17-km canal |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | nation |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 16 |
