Specimen Information

Vieja zonata
Vieja zonata
(Oaxaca Cichlid)
Fishes
Exotic
Collection Info
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Specimen ID1736414
GroupFishes
GenusVieja
Specieszonata
Common NameOaxaca Cichlid
StatePR
CountyCanovanas
LocalityRio Canovanas upstream of Campo Rico
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameEastern Puerto Rico
HUC8 Number21010005
HUC10 NameRio Grande de Loiza Watershed
HUC10 Number2101000504
HUC12 NameRio Canovanas
HUC12 Number210100050413
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NAS ARM
Collection Day22
Collection Month2
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | escaped captivity aquaculture | unknown
Record TypeNAS sighting report
VerifierM. Neilson (U.S. Geological Survey)
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2
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Vieja zonata in hand with stream going under bridge in background

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [2/20/2026].

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