| Specimen ID | 31746 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Oreochromis |
| Species | aureus |
| Common Name | Blue Tilapia |
| State | FL |
| County | Hillsborough |
| Locality | managed pits at Pleasant Grove Research Station, near Tampa |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Tampa Bay |
| HUC8 Number | 03100206 |
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| Collection Year | 1961 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for food |
| Status | stocked |
| 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 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 174 |
| Author: | Buntz, J., and C.S. Manooch. |
| Date: | 1969 |
| Title: | A brief summary of the cichlids in the south Florida region. |
| Publisher: | Unpubl rept for the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission. |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 175 |
| Author: | Zale, A.V. |
| Date: | 1984 |
| Title: | Applied aspects of the thermal biology, ecology, and life history of the blue tilapia, Tilapia aurea (Pisces: Cichlidae). |
| Publisher: | Doctoral Dissertation, Univ of Florida, Gainesville. |
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| Comments | tested for potential hydrilla control |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
