Specimen Information

Rocio octofasciata
Rocio octofasciata
(Jack Dempsey)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID236318
GroupFishes
GenusRocio
Speciesoctofasciata
Common NameJack Dempsey
StateFL
CountyLevy
LocalityLevy County
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeCounty
HUC8 NameWaccasassa
HUC8 Number03110101
Map
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Collection Year1979
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statuseradicated
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1200
Author:Levine, D.S., J.T. Krummrich, and P.L. Shafland
Date:1979
Title:Renovation of a borrow pit in Levy County, Florida containing Jack Dempseys (Cichlasoma octofasciatum)
Publisher:Non-native Fish Research Laboratory, Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, Boca Raton, FL Contribution.
Volume:21
Pages:6 pp
Reference 2
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
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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