| Specimen ID | 42515 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Tilapia |
| Species | zillii |
| Common Name | Redbelly Tilapia |
| State | SC |
| Locality | Santee-Cooper Reservoir, a heated portion |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Lake Marion |
| HUC8 Number | 03050111 |
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| Collection Year | 1984 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | stocked for biocontrol |
| Status | collected |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 10 |
| Author: | Courtenay, W.R., Jr., D.A. Hensley, J.N. Taylor, and J.A. McCann. |
| Date: | 1984 |
| Title: | Distribution of exotic fishes in the continental United States. |
| Publisher: | John Hopkins University Press |
| Pages: | 41-77 |
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| 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 |
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| Comments | Native to northeast Africa, and the Jordan River system in the Middle East. Introduced for aquatic vegetation and mosquito control. Unable to determine which portion is heated. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
