Specimen Information

Oreochromis mossambicus
Oreochromis mossambicus
(Mozambique Tilapia)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID29264
GroupFishes
GenusOreochromis
Speciesmossambicus
Common NameMozambique Tilapia
StateCA
LocalityBard Valley, irrigation systems
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Colorado
HUC8 Number15030107
Map
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Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked for biocontrol | released bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:267
Author:Grabowski, S.J., S.D. Hiebert, and D.M. Lieberman.
Date:1984
Title:Potential for introduction of three species of nonnative fishes into central Arizona via the Central Arizona Project - A literature review and analysis. REC-ERC-84-7.
Publisher:US Dept of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:263
Author:Hoover, F.G., and J.A. St. Amant
Date:1970
Title:Establishment of Tilapia mossambica (Peters) in Bard Valley, Imperial County, California.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:56
Issue:1
Pages:70-71
Reference 3
Ref. Number:217
Author:Moyle, P.B.
Date:1976
Title:Inland fishes of California.
Publisher:University of California Press Berkeley, CA.
Pages:405 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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