| Specimen ID | 31693 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Sarotherodon |
| Species | melanotheron |
| Common Name | Blackchin Tilapia |
| State | FL |
| County | Brevard |
| Locality | 4 sites in manmade lakes and canals in central Merritt Island. 1) canal on E side of Sykes Creek; 2) 2 lakes just north of airport runway; 3) lake in Merritt Ridge housing jct Cone Rd and SR 3; 4) canals on 2000 block of SR 3 |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Cape Canaveral |
| HUC8 Number | 03080202 |
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| Collection Month | 12 |
| Collection Year | 1989 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture | stocked illegally |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 506 |
| Author: | Snodgrass, J.W. |
| Date: | 1991 |
| Title: | Winter kills of Tilapia melanotheron in coastal southeast Florida. |
| Journal: | Florida Scientist |
| Volume: | 54 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 85-86 |
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| Comments | Lagoon populations not affected. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | Joel W. Snodgrass |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
