Specimen Information

Tilapia mariae
Tilapia mariae
(Spotted Tilapia)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID31625
GroupFishes
GenusTilapia
Speciesmariae
Common NameSpotted Tilapia
StateFL
CountyCollier
Localitypond, Collier County
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameBig Cypress Swamp
HUC8 Number03090204
HUC10 Number0309020406
Map
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Collection Year1979
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayescaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:172
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and D.A. Hensley
Date:1979
Title:Range expansion in southern Florida of the introduced spotted tilapia, with comments on its environmental impress
Journal:Environmental Conservation
Volume:6
Issue:2
Pages:149-152
Reference 2
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
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierCourtenay, Hensley
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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