| Specimen ID | 31547 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Astronotus |
| Species | ocellatus |
| Common Name | Oscar |
| State | FL |
| County | Collier |
| Locality | canals in eastern Big Cypress National Preserve |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Big Cypress Swamp |
| HUC8 Number | 03090204 |
| HUC10 Number | 0309020410 |
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| Collection Year | 1987 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| 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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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 165 |
| Author: | Courtenay, W.R., Jr., H.F. Sahlman, W.W. Miley II, and D.J. Herrema |
| Date: | 1974 |
| Title: | Exotic fishes in fresh and brackish waters of Florida. |
| Journal: | Biological Conservation |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Pages: | 292-302 |
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| Comments | Oscar has been aided in dispersal by anglers who have transported the fish to new locations. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | Loftus; Kushlan |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
