| Specimen ID | 42370 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Oreochromis |
| Species | mossambicus |
| Common Name | Mozambique Tilapia |
| State | PR |
| Locality | island waters |
| Mapping Accuracy | Centroid |
| Centroid Type | |
| HUC8 Name | Puerto Rico |
| HUC8 Number | 21010000 |
| HUC10 Number | 2101000202 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 11 |
| Collection Month | 7 |
| Collection Year | 1958 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for biocontrol |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 1873 |
| Author: | Erdman, D.S. |
| Date: | 1984 |
| Title: | Exotic fishes in Puerto Rico. |
| Publisher: | John Hopkins University Press |
| Pages: | 162-176 |
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| Comments | widest distributed tilapia on the island; used to control algae in canals for sugar cane irrigation |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
