| Specimen ID | 31384 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Oreochromis |
| Species | mossambicus |
| Common Name | Mozambique Tilapia |
| State | FL |
| County | Palm Beach |
| Locality | canals along the Florida Turnpike, west of Boca Raton |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Florida Southeast Coast |
| HUC8 Number | 03090206 |
| HUC10 Number | 0309020611 |
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| Collection Month | 6 |
| Collection Year | 1985 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for biocontrol |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 470 |
| Author: | Courtenay, W.R., Jr. |
| Date: | 1985 |
| Title: | Florida Atlantic University Quarterly Reports for 1985 to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gainesville, FL. |
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| Comments | This is the first record of this species in Palm Co., FL. A subsequent field trip to this site revealed nesting sites along most of the length of an east-west connecting canal, younger individuals and one adult female mouthbrooding a clutch of egg |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | County |
| Disposal | FAU |
| Verifier | Courtenay |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 9 |
| Year Class | adult |
