Specimen Information

Oreochromis aureus
Oreochromis aureus
(Blue Tilapia)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID40211
GroupFishes
GenusOreochromis
Speciesaureus
Common NameBlue Tilapia
StateOK
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
HUC8 NameArkansas-White-Red Region
HUC8 Number11000000
Map
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Collection Year1984
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwaystocked
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:267
Author:Grabowski, S.J., S.D. Hiebert, and D.M. Lieberman.
Date:1984
Title:Potential for introduction of three species of nonnative fishes into central Arizona via the Central Arizona Project - A literature review and analysis. REC-ERC-84-7.
Publisher:US Dept of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:459
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.P. Jennings, and J.D. Williams.
Date:1991
Title:Appendix 2: Exotic fishes
Publisher:American Fisheries Society
Pages:97-107
Reference 3
Ref. Number:1885
Author:Rasmussen, J.L.
Date:1998
Title:Aquatic nuisance species of the Mississippi River basin.
Publisher:60th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Aquatic Nuisance Species Symposium, Dec 7, 1998, Cincinnati, OH.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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