Specimen Information

Tilapia zillii
Tilapia zillii
(Redbelly Tilapia)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID28900
GroupFishes
GenusTilapia
Specieszillii
Common NameRedbelly Tilapia
StateCA
CountyRiverside
LocalityCoachella Valley
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameWhitewater River
HUC8 Number18100201
Map
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Collection Month5
Collection Year1976
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:217
Author:Moyle, P.B.
Date:1976
Title:Inland fishes of California.
Publisher:University of California Press Berkeley, CA.
Pages:405 pp
Reference 2
Ref. Number:264
Author:Pelzman, R.J.
Date:1973
Title:A review of the life history of Tilapia zilli with a reassessment of its desirability in California. Administrative Report 74-1.
Publisher:California Department of Fish and Game, Inland Fisheries Branch, Sacramento, CA.
Pages:9 pp
Commentsnot sure of ref - see Fuller et al. book
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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