| Specimen ID | 31269 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Sarotherodon |
| Species | melanotheron |
| Common Name | Blackchin Tilapia |
| State | FL |
| County | Brevard |
| Locality | Banana River, approx. 400 yards off E shore 1 mile N of power line on east shore, above SR 528 (Bennett Causeway), Cape Canaveral |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Cape Canaveral |
| HUC8 Number | 03080202 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 22 |
| Collection Month | 10 |
| Collection Year | 1989 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture | stocked illegally |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 18857 |
| Author: | Florida Museum of Natural History |
| Date: | 2009 |
| Title: | Ichthyology Collection database. |
| Publisher: | University of Florida |
|
|
| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 24485 |
| Author: | Florida Museum of Natural History. |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Title: | Specimen records of blackchin tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron) in the UF collection. Provided by Rob Robins on 22 March 2012. |
| Publisher: | Florida Museum of Natural History |
|
|
| Comments | Vegetation: algae (drift), manatee grass, shoal grass. |
| Record Type | Specimen |
| Disposal | Florida Museum of Natural History |
| Museum Cat Number | UF 91810 |
| Verifier | Dawn Jennings |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 2 |
| Size | 135.8-138 mm SL |
| Number Preserved | 2 |
