Specimen ID | 28135 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Tilapia |
Species | zillii |
Common Name | Redbelly Tilapia |
State | CA |
County | Orange |
Locality | City of Costa Mesa, D-3 flood channel at Iowa |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Santa Ana |
HUC8 Number | 18070203 |
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Collection Year | 1973 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | stocked for biocontrol |
Status | failed |
Comments | efforts to introduce T. zillii in areas other than Colorado River and Salton Sea have failed. Although they were established for a time in some southern California coastal localities (Moyle 2002) |
Record Type | Personal communication |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Stocked | 350 |