Specimen Information

Vieja melanura
Vieja melanura
(Redhead Cichlid)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID165561
GroupFishes
GenusVieja
Speciesmelanura
Common NameRedhead Cichlid
StateFL
CountyMiami-Dade
LocalityBiscayne Canal
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFlorida Southeast Coast
HUC8 Number03090206
HUC10 NameNorth Biscayne Bay
HUC10 Number0309020614
HUC12 NameNorth Biscayne Bay
HUC12 Number030902061406
Map
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Collection Year2001
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusestablished
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
Comments13 collected and 7 more observed in 2001–2002. Originally identified as 'Theraps Hybrid (Theraps melanurus x T. zonatus?)'
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected13


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/3/2024].

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