| Specimen ID | 43897 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Oreochromis |
| Species | mossambicus |
| Common Name | Mozambique Tilapia |
| State | TX |
| County | Bexar |
| Locality | San Antonio Zoo |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Upper San Antonio |
| HUC8 Number | 12100301 |
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| Collection Year | 1956 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | escaped captivity zoo |
| Status | established |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 374 |
| Author: | Brown, W.H. |
| Date: | 1961 |
| Title: | First Record of the African Mouthbreeder Tilapia mossambica Peters in Texas. |
| Journal: | The Texas Journal of Science |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Pages: | 352-354 |
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| Reference 2 |
| 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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| Comments | Approx. 40 fish escaped into the canal from the zoo's rearing pens. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
