| Specimen ID | 32543 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Oreochromis |
| Species | aureus |
| Common Name | Blue Tilapia |
| State | GA |
| County | Chatham |
| Locality | Skidaway Island |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Ogeechee Coastal |
| HUC8 Number | 03060204 |
| Map | |
| Collection Year | 1989 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for food |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 1014 |
| Author: | Hales, Jr., L.S. |
| Date: | 1991 |
| Title: | Occurrence of an introduced African cichlid, the blue tilapia, Tilapia aurea, in a tidal creek of the Skidaway River, Georgia. |
| Journal: | Brimleyana |
| Volume: | 17 |
| Pages: | 27-35 |
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| Comments | Blue tilapia still on Skidaway Island, GA. Blues might also be present around Tifton, GA because of aurea in experimental station there. Other Tilapia in Glynn Co. but ID uncertain. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | Stan Hales- U of GA, Athens. |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
