Specimen ID | 28187 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Oreochromis |
Species | mossambicus |
Common Name | Mozambique Tilapia |
State | CA |
County | Imperial |
Locality | Salton Sea |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Salton Sea |
HUC8 Number | 18100204 |
HUC10 Name | Salton Sea |
HUC10 Number | 1810020416 |
HUC12 Name | Salton Sea |
HUC12 Number | 181002041600 |
Map | |
Collection Year | 1978 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | stocked |
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. |
Record Type | Literature |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |