| Specimen ID | 237365 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Oreochromis |
| Species | niloticus |
| Common Name | Nile Tilapia |
| State | MS |
| County | Jackson |
| Locality | Robinson Bayou, downstream from SeaChick Farm |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Pascagoula |
| HUC8 Number | 03170006 |
| HUC10 Name | West Pascagoula River-Pascagoula River |
| HUC10 Number | 0317000603 |
| HUC12 Name | Upper West Pascagoula-Pascagoula Rivers |
| HUC12 Number | 031700060302 |
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| Collection Year | 2005 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 15734 |
| Author: | Peterson, M.S., W.T. Slack, and C.M. Woodley |
| Date: | 2005 |
| Title: | The occurrence of non-indigenous Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus) in coastal Mississippi, USA: ties to aquaculture and thermal effluent. |
| Journal: | Wetlands |
| Volume: | 25 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 112-121 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 15970 |
| Author: | Peterson, M.S., W.T. Slack, G.L. Waggy, J. Finley, C.M. Woodley, M.L. Partyka. |
| Date: | 2005 |
| Title: | Foraging in non-native environments: comparison of Nile Tilapia and three co-occurring native centrarchids in invaded coastal Mississippi wetersheds. |
| Journal: | Environmental Biology of Fishes |
| Volume: | 76 |
| Pages: | 283-301 |
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| Comments | see pubs for details of study. fishes were collected between november 2000 and february 2001. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Disposal | MMNS |
| Verifier | Slack, W. Todd |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | thousands |
