Specimen Information

Oreochromis, Sarotherodon, Tilapia sp. × sp.
Oreochromis, Sarotherodon, Tilapia sp. × sp.
(hybrid tilapia)
Fishes
Exotic Hybrid

Specimen ID31646
GroupFishes
GenusOreochromis, Sarotherodon, Tilapia
Speciessp. × sp.
Common Namehybrid tilapia
StateFL
CountyGlades
Localityborrow pits, where HWY 78 crosses the lake bottom at the Old Sportsman Lodge location. within close proximity to Lake Okeechobee, approx. 3 or 4 miles south of Lakeport Grocery on the left side of HWY 78
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameWestern Okeechobee Inflow
HUC8 Number03090103
Map
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Collection Day11
Collection Month3
Collection Year1985
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwaystocked
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:504
Author:Fox, Miller, McCall, and Brown.
Date:1986
Title:Lake Okeechobee-Kissimmee River Project 1985-86. Lake Okeechobee Fishery Investigations.
Publisher:Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission.
CommentsSee record #937 for specimens collected by project personnel.
Record TypeLiterature
DisposalOkeechobee Fish. Office
VerifierOkeechobee Fisheries Office
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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