| Specimen ID | 31443 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Astronotus |
| Species | ocellatus |
| Common Name | Oscar |
| State | FL |
| County | Miami-Dade |
| Locality | Tamiami Canal at its junction with L-67 canal |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Everglades |
| HUC8 Number | 03090202 |
| HUC10 Number | 0309020211 |
| Map | |
| Collection Year | 1987 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium | dispersed |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 463 |
| Author: | Loftus, W.F., and J.A. Kushlan |
| Date: | 1987 |
| Title: | Freshwater fishes of southern Florida. |
| Journal: | Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences |
| Volume: | 31 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 147-344 |
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| Comments | Collection at this locality is evidence of this species' south Florida expansion. The oscar has been aided in dispersal by anglers. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | Loftus, Kushlan |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Year Class | adult |
