Specimen Information

Tilapia mariae
Tilapia mariae
(Spotted Tilapia)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID31741
GroupFishes
GenusTilapia
Speciesmariae
Common NameSpotted Tilapia
StateFL
CountyMiami-Dade
LocalityDade County
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameEverglades
HUC8 Number03090202
HUC10 Number0309020615
Map
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Collection Year1974
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | escaped captivity aquaculture
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:164
Author:Williams, J.D., D. Jennings, and D. Haney.
Date:1992
Title:Exotics in the Indian River Lagoon system.
Journal:manuscript
Reference 2
Ref. Number:171
Author:Hogg, R.G.
Date:1976
Title:Ecology of fishes of the family Cichlidae introduced into the fresh waters of Dade County, Florida.
Publisher:University of Miami
Pages:142 pp
Reference 3
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
Commentsalso see 1176, 1554
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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