Specimen Information

Tilapia buttikoferi
Tilapia buttikoferi
(zebra tilapia)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID254533
GroupFishes
GenusTilapia
Speciesbuttikoferi
Common Namezebra tilapia
StateFL
CountyMiami-Dade
LocalitySnapper Creek (C-2) Canal
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFlorida Southeast Coast
HUC8 Number03090206
HUC10 NameSouth Biscayne Bay
HUC10 Number0309020617
HUC12 NameCoral Gables Canal
HUC12 Number030902061701
Map
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Collection Year1999
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
Commentscollected and observed
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected12
Year Classjuvenile and adult
Size71 - 333 mm TL; 8 g - 1.1 kg


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/2/2024].

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