| Specimen ID | 31596 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Sarotherodon |
| Species | melanotheron |
| Common Name | Blackchin Tilapia |
| State | FL |
| County | Brevard |
| Locality | backwater leading into Mullet Creek |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Cape Canaveral |
| HUC8 Number | 03080202 |
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| Collection Day | 6 |
| Collection Month | 5 |
| Collection Year | 1985 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture | stocked illegally |
| 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 | Additional investigation revealed a population of blackchin tilapia that had been introduced into a series of freshwater irrigation ditches on an adjacent citrus grove. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | J.N. Taylor, C.B. Owen |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
