Specimen ID | 27359 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Tilapia |
Species | zillii |
Common Name | Redbelly Tilapia |
State | AZ |
County | Maricopa |
Locality | Papago Park ponds, Phoenix |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lower Salt |
HUC8 Number | 15060106 |
HUC10 Name | Salt River below Saguaro Lake |
HUC10 Number | 1506010603 |
HUC12 Name | City of Phoenix-Salt River |
HUC12 Number | 150601060306 |
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Collection Year | 1984 |
Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
Potential Pathway | stocked for biocontrol |
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 northeast Africa, and the Jordan River system in the Middle East. Introduced for aquatic vegetation and mosquito control. |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |