| Specimen ID | 261469 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Herichthys |
| Species | cyanoguttatus |
| Common Name | Rio Grande Cichlid |
| State | LA |
| County | Plaquemines |
| Locality | canal in Port Sulphur |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | East Central Louisiana Coastal |
| HUC8 Number | 08090301 |
| HUC10 Name | Barataria Bay-Frontal Gulf of Mexico |
| HUC10 Number | 0809030105 |
| HUC12 Name | Port Sulphur |
| HUC12 Number | 080903010510 |
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| Collection Month | 5 |
| Collection Year | 2009 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | collected |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 18630 |
| Author: | Marshall, B. |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Title: | Section of Plaquemines Waterways to be Poisoned to Kill Foreign Fish. |
| Journal: | The Times-Picayune |
| Publisher: | wwwnolacom. |
| Issue: | May 6, 2009 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 18631 |
| Author: | Staff Report. |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Title: | Tilapia Found in Public Waterways. |
| Publisher: | newstarcom. |
| Issue: | May 7, 2009 |
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| Comments | The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has closed the affected waterways and plans to apply rotenone in an effort to eradicate the tilapia. No known permitted aquaculture facilities in the area. See voucher photo. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
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