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Astronotus ocellatus
(oscar)

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Fishes
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID

164349

Group

Fishes

Genus

Astronotus

Species

ocellatus

Common Name

oscar

State

SC

Locality

Edisto River

HUC8 Name

Edisto

HUC8 Number

3050205

Latitude

32.654931

Longitude

-80.386813

Lat-Long Source

Map derived

Lat-Long Accuracy

accurate

Map

Year

2004

Year Accuracy (Specimen)

Publication Year

Primary Pathway

released aquarium

Status

failed

Reference #1

Ref. Number	14312
Author	Guerin, M.
date	2004
title	Strange Fish Identification.
journal	The Jump [online]

Record Type

Literature

Earliest Record

state

Fresh/Marine Introduction

Freshwater

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