Specimen ID | 32099 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Oreochromis |
Species | aureus |
Common Name | Blue Tilapia |
State | FL |
County | Miami-Dade |
Locality | Anhinga trail in Everglades National Park |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Everglades |
HUC8 Number | 03090202 |
HUC10 Name | Everglades National Park |
HUC10 Number | 0309020213 |
HUC12 Name | Everglades National Park |
HUC12 Number | 030902021300 |
Map | |
Collection Year | 1987 |
Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
Potential Pathway | stocked for food |
Status | established |
Reference 1 |
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 |
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Comments | The blue tilapia population in extreme southern FL could have immigrated there through the canal system from other areas but based upon its limited distribution, it is more likely that this population is the result of localized introduction. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | Loftus, Kushlan |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |