Invasive Animal Species in Citrus County, FL

Includes species with known breeding populations in Citrus County, along with a few unconfirmed species with a possibility of expanding into Citrus.
Anything tagged unconfirmed has not been observed and reported on this site, but have a high possibility of existing in Citrus based on other ...more ↓

Nile Tilapia ¹
Oreochromis niloticus

Mozambique Tilapia ²
Oreochromis mossambicus

Blue Tilapia ³
Oreochromis aureus

Letourneuxi's Jewel Cichlid ⁴
Hemichromis letourneuxi

Jack Dempsey ⁵
Rocio octofasciata

Mayan Cichlid ⁶
Mayaheros urophthalmus

Texas Cichlid ⁷
Herichthys cyanoguttatus

Black Acara ⁸
Cichlasoma bimaculatum

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Invasive Animal Species in Citrus County, FL

Nile Tilapia 1 Oreochromis niloticus

Mozambique Tilapia 2 Oreochromis mossambicus

Blue Tilapia 3 Oreochromis aureus

Letourneuxi's Jewel Cichlid 4 Hemichromis letourneuxi

Jack Dempsey 5 Rocio octofasciata

Mayan Cichlid 6 Mayaheros urophthalmus

Texas Cichlid 7 Herichthys cyanoguttatus

Black Acara 8 Cichlasoma bimaculatum