NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
Courtenay, W.R., Jr., H.F. Sahlman, W.W. Miley II, and D.J. Herrema. 1974. Exotic fishes in fresh and brackish waters of Florida. Biological Conservation 6(4):292-302.
Reference Number: 165 Type: Journal Article Author: Courtenay, W.R., Jr., H.F. Sahlman, W.W. Miley II, and D.J. Herrema Date (year): 1974 Article Title:Exotic fishes in fresh and brackish waters of Florida. Journal Name: Biological Conservation Volume: 6 Issue: 4 Pages: 292-302 URL: Keywords: fishes, Florida
Aequidens pulcher FL - Tampa Bay area, waters adjacent to tropical fish farms
Anabas testudineus FL - northwestern part of Manatee County
Astronotus ocellatus FL - Anhinga trail in Everglades National Park FL - canals in eastern Big Cypress National Preserve FL - Miami Lakes Estates section FL - Little River Area FL - Snapper Creek-Black Creek canal system
Barbonymus schwanenfeldii FL - canal west of Lantana
Belonesox belizanus FL - Big Cypress National Park [Preserve] FL - southern part of Dade County FL - southern part of Dade County FL - University of Miami, main campus
Betta splendens FL - Lake Worth Drainage District canal L-15, west of Atlantis and Lantana
Carassius auratus FL - canal near Homestead FL - Beecher Spring near Welaka [N side of Welaka National Fish Hatchery]
Cichla ocellaris FL - northern part of Dade County
Cichlasoma bimaculatum FL - Broward County FL - Dade County FL - west of Lantana FL - Monroe County, northeastern part FL - Everglades National Park FL - Everglades National Park FL - canals west of Fort Lauderdale
Clarias batrachus FL - Deerfield Beach FL - West Palm Beach Canal southward to the New River Canal, west of Ft. Lauderdale FL - West Palm Beach Canal southward to the New River Canal, west of Ft. Lauderdale FL - Lake Okeechobee drainage FL - Hillsborough County FL - Lake Okeechobee drainage FL - Lake Okeechobee drainage FL - Lake Okeechobee FL - Lake Okeechobee FL - Intracoastal Waterway
Colisa lalia FL - east of Ruskin FL - Lake Worth Drainage District canal L-15, west of Atlantis and Lantana
Colossoma macropomum FL - Waverly Pond, off Thomasville Road, near Tallahassee
Colossoma or Piaractus sp. FL - Daytona Beach, pond
Ctenopoma nigropannosum FL - northwestern part of Manatee County
Danio rerio FL - canal west of Lantana
Geophagus sp. FL - canal west of Lantana
Hemichromis letourneuxi FL - Hialeah Canal-Miami River system FL - borrow canals along the western side of Miami International Airport FL - Eureka Springs [east of Tampa between I-75 and Hwy 301 on Sixmile Creek]
Herichthys cyanoguttatus FL - abandoned phosphate pit near Mulberry
Hypostomus plecostomus FL - rockpit west of Miami
Hypostomus sp. FL - Six Mile Creek east of Tampa FL - Snapper Creek drainage FL - Tamiami Canal along route 27 FL - Snapper Creek drainage FL - just east of water conservation area #3 FL - a few km north of Everglades National Park FL - Lake Jessup on St. Johns River FL - Snapper Creek drainage
Macropodus opercularis FL - Lake Worth Drainage District canal L-15, west of Atlantis and Lantana
Oreochromis aureus FL - Hillsborough County FL - Pinellas County FL - Pasco County FL - Polk County FL - Highlands County FL - Hardee County FL - DeSoto County FL - Manatee County FL - Sarasota County FL - Charlotte County FL - Glades County FL - Orange County FL - Kissimmee drainage
Oreochromis mossambicus FL - state non-specific FL - Comfort Canal (channelized south fork of the Miami River) FL - Lake Worth Drainage District canal L-15 FL - Civic Center Pond in Satellite Beach FL - adjacent to a fish farm north of Vero Beach (Micco) FL - ditches on a fish farm in Micco FL - Six Mile Creek FL - South Fork of Miami River FL - Banana River FL - Fellsmere in ditches adjacent to a fish farm in Micco
Pethia conchonius FL - canal west of Lantana
Pethia gelius FL - canal west of Lantana
Poecilia kykesis FL - Palm Beach County FL - Hillsborough County
Poecilia latipinna × velifera FL - Palm Beach County FL - Brevard County FL - Hillsborough County FL - Polk County
Poecilia latipunctata FL - Palm Beach County, Lake Worth Drainage District Canal L-15
Poecilia reticulata FL - Boca Raton in a small pool near the Intracoastal Waterway FL - Boca Raton in a small pool near the Intracoastal Waterway FL - Adamsville/Ruskin area in Hillborough County FL - canal in Micco adjacent to fish farm FL - Adamsville/Ruskin area in Hillborough County
Poecilia sphenops FL - state non-specific
Poecilia spp. hybrid FL - Brevard County
Pygocentrus nattereri FL - borrow pit connected to Snapper Creek Canal in Miami at State Road 826
Rocio octofasciata FL - west of Lantana FL - Hillsborough County, roadside ditches
Sarotherodon melanotheron FL - Tampa Bay area FL - Lithia Springs County Park
Serrasalmus rhombeus FL - South Miami, abandoned swimming pool, unknown location
Thorichthys meeki FL - Canal L-15, one mile west of Military Trail, Lantana. FL - limestone sinkhole on private estate in South Miami
Tilapia zillii FL - Lake Eustis FL - Bok Tower Wildlife Pond at Lake Wales FL - Lake Eustis FL - closed ditch on a fish farm near Micco
Trichogaster trichopterus FL - Lake Worth Drainage District canal L-15, west of Atlantis and Lantana
Trichopodus leerii FL - Lake Worth Drainage District canal L-15, west of Atlantis and Lantana
Xiphophorus hellerii FL - state non-specific FL - Brevard County FL - Palm Beach County FL - Polk County FL - Manatee County FL - Tampa Bay area
Xiphophorus hellerii × maculatus FL - Brevard County FL - Hillsborough County FL - Tampa Bay area
Xiphophorus hellerii × variatus FL - state non-specific
Xiphophorus maculatus FL - Hillsborough County FL - Palm Beach County
Xiphophorus maculatus × variatus FL - Brevard County
Xiphophorus variatus FL - state non-specific FL - Palm Beach County FL - Brevard County FL - Hillsborough County FL - Manatee County
Xiphophorus xiphidium FL - state non-specific
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