| Specimen ID | 27356 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Oreochromis |
| Species | aureus |
| Common Name | Blue Tilapia |
| State | AZ |
| County | Yuma |
| Locality | Gila River, north of Yuma |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Lower Gila |
| HUC8 Number | 15070201 |
| HUC10 Name | Fortuna Wash-Gila River |
| HUC10 Number | 1507020115 |
| HUC12 Name | North Gila Valley-Gila River |
| HUC12 Number | 150702011504 |
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| Collection Year | 1984 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for food |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 10 |
| Author: | Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann. |
| Date: | 1984 |
| Title: | Distribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States. |
| Publisher: | John Hopkins University Press |
| Pages: | 41-77 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 459 |
| Author: | Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.P. Jennings, and J.D. Williams. |
| Date: | 1991 |
| Title: | Appendix 2: Exotic fishes |
| Publisher: | American Fisheries Society |
| Pages: | 97-107 |
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| Comments | Native to central north Africa, including Egypt, Israel, and Jordan. Introduced as possible game fish, aquatic vegetation control, food source and bait fish. Introduced to AZ for algal control. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | W.L. Minckley and J.N. Rinne |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
