Specimen Information

Oreochromis aureus
Oreochromis aureus
(Blue Tilapia)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID27633
GroupFishes
GenusOreochromis
Speciesaureus
Common NameBlue Tilapia
StateAZ
CountyLa Paz
LocalityAlamo Lake on the Bill Williams River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBill Williams
HUC8 Number15030204
HUC10 NameAlamo Lake-Bill Williams River
HUC10 Number1503020402
HUC12 NameAlamo Lake
HUC12 Number150302040202
Map
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Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:267
Author:Grabowski, S.J., S.D. Hiebert, and D.M. Lieberman.
Date:1984
Title:Potential for introduction of three species of nonnative fishes into central Arizona via the Central Arizona Project - A literature review and analysis. REC-ERC-84-7.
Publisher:US Dept of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:268
Author:Barrett, P.J.
Date:1983
Title:Systematics of fishes of the genus Tilapia (Perciformes: Cichlidae) in the lower Colorado River basin.
Journal:M.S. thesis
Publisher:Arizona State University
Pages:60 pp
Reference 3
Ref. Number:273
Author:Thomas, B.
Date:1983
Title:Durable fish plentiful, tough to catch.
Publisher:Arizona Republic, May 8, 1983.
Pages:E8
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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