Specimen Information

Oreochromis mossambicus
Oreochromis mossambicus
(Mozambique Tilapia)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID29234
GroupFishes
GenusOreochromis
Speciesmossambicus
Common NameMozambique Tilapia
StateCA
LocalityColorado drainage
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLower Colorado
HUC8 Number15030100
Map
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Collection Year1976
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
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
CommentsThe first fish to become established in the late 1960's were probably escapees from a tropical fish farm but these were augmented by authorized introductions in the late 1960's and early 1970's.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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