| Specimen ID | 43896 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Oreochromis |
| Species | aureus |
| Common Name | Blue Tilapia |
| State | TX |
| Locality | state non-specific |
| Mapping Accuracy | Centroid |
| Centroid Type | State |
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| Collection Year | 1992 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity aquaculture | released bait |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 360 |
| Author: | Howells, R.G. |
| Date: | 1992 |
| Title: | Annotated list of non-native fishes, mollusks, crustaceans, and aquatic plants, in Texas waters. Management Data Series No. 78. |
| Publisher: | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
| Pages: | 19 p. |
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| Reference 2 |
| Ref. Number: | 4 |
| Author: | Howells, R.G. |
| Date: | 1991 |
| Title: | Electrophoretic identification of feral and domestic Tilapia in Texas. |
| Journal: | Texas Parks and Wildl. Dept. Management Data Series |
| Volume: | 62 |
| Pages: | 11 pp |
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| Reference 3 |
| Ref. Number: | 6 |
| Author: | Muoneke, M.I. |
| Date: | 1988 |
| Title: | Tilapia in Texas waters. Inland Fisheries Data Series No. 9. |
| Publisher: | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Fisheries Division, Austin, TX. |
| Pages: | 44 pp |
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| Comments | wide-spread, especially in power-plant reservoirs and other thermally stable water-bodies |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
