| Specimen ID | 37289 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Oreochromis |
| Species | aureus |
| Common Name | Blue Tilapia |
| State | NC |
| County | Buncombe |
| Locality | Lake Julian Reservoir (formerly Skyland Lake), Ashville, NC |
| Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
| HUC8 Name | Upper French Broad |
| HUC8 Number | 06010105 |
| HUC10 Name | Cane Creek-French Broad River |
| HUC10 Number | 0601010507 |
| HUC12 Name | Avery Creek-French Broad River |
| HUC12 Number | 060101050704 |
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| Collection Year | 1965 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for biocontrol |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 18959 |
| Author: | Mallin, M.A. |
| Date: | 1986 |
| Title: | The feeding ecology of the blue tilapia (T. aurea) in a North Carolina reservoir. |
| Journal: | Lake and Reservoir Management |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 323-326 |
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| Comments | Fish die yearly. Get caught in shallow arms of lake (many nests on shore). Rest of lake very deep. Die when water temperature drops down to 10-13 C, and they cannot get back to effluent side. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
