| Specimen ID | 37188 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Tilapia |
| Species | zillii |
| Common Name | Redbelly Tilapia |
| State | NC |
| County | Person |
| Locality | Hyco Reservoir |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Lower Dan |
| HUC8 Number | 03010104 |
| HUC10 Name | Hyco Lake |
| HUC10 Number | 0301010405 |
| HUC12 Name | Lower South Hyco Creek |
| HUC12 Number | 030101040505 |
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| Collection Year | 1984 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 1754 |
| Author: | Crutchfield, J.U., Jr. |
| Date: | 1995 |
| Title: | Establishment and expansion of redbelly tilapia and blue tilapia in power plant cooling reservoir. |
| Journal: | American Fisheries Society Symposium |
| Volume: | 15 |
| Pages: | 452-461 |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 162 |
| Author: | Menhinick, E.F. |
| Date: | 1991 |
| Title: | The freshwater fishes of North Carolina |
| Publisher: | North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission |
| Pages: | 227 pp |
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| Comments | Less than 100 fish escaped during an on-site aquaculture experiment (John Crutchfield, pers. comm. 1997). See file record 48706 population has not become self-sustaining due to temperature fluctuations. Stocked 1988-1993 annually and in 1997. Stocked to control filamentous algae. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
