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Tilapia

Photo by robertsmth59
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Field Notes

Description:

On it's bed

Habitat:

Blue Springs State Park, Orange City, Fl.

Notes:

He was guarding the nest by chasing away any other fish that swam near.

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Tilapia

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Comments (4)
robertsmth59
Thanks Lori, they are indeed exotic, last year they were killed here by the long cold winter in my park.
lori.tas
Hi Robert. I have no doubt that they are common, but they are not native. I've added the Wikipedia link to your spotting and if you follow it you will see that they are an "exotic species" introduced in many parts the world, so much so, that they made the "IUCN's 100 of the World's Worst Alien Invasive Species list."
robertsmth59
This is a fresh water fish common to Florida.
lori.tas
Since this is an African species, I assume this fish is either captive or part of a feral population.

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