Specimen Information

Piaractus brachypomus
Piaractus brachypomus
(pirapitinga, red-bellied pacu)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1321030
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateCA
CountyRiverside
LocalityCanyon Lake, East Bay
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameSan Jacinto
HUC8 Number18070202
HUC10 NameLower San Jacinto River
HUC10 Number1807020203
HUC12 NameRailroad Canyon Reservoir-San Jacinto River
HUC12 Number180702020307
Map
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Collection Month6
Collection Year2016
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28847
Author:Kupke, D.
Date:2016
Title:Toothy pacu caught in East Bay
Publisher:The Friday Flyer
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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