Specimen Information

Sarotherodon melanotheron
Sarotherodon melanotheron
(Blackchin Tilapia)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID280149
GroupFishes
GenusSarotherodon
Speciesmelanotheron
Common NameBlackchin Tilapia
StateFL
CountyBrevard
LocalityLong Point Impoundment.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCape Canaveral
HUC8 Number03080202
HUC10 NameKid Creek-Indian River Frontal
HUC10 Number0308020203
HUC12 NameKid Creek
HUC12 Number030802020305
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year1994
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:23943
Author:Faunce, C.H., and R. Paperno
Date:1999
Title:Tilapia-dominated fish assemblages within an impounded mangrove ecosystem in east-central Florida.
Journal:Wetlands
Volume:19
Issue:1
Pages:126-138
Reference 2
Ref. Number:26338
Author:Faunce, C.H.
Date:2000
Title:Reproduction of blackchin tilapia, Sarotherodon melanotheron, within an impounded mangrove ecosystem in east-central Florida
Journal:Environmental Biology of Fishes
Volume:57
Issue:4
Pages:353-361
CommentsTotal number reported from biweekly sampling between September 1994 and August 1995. Includes all four sites in Long Point.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected18731


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