Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID40407
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateOR
CountyBenton
LocalityLong Tom River at Monroe, Benton County, OR
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Willamette
HUC8 Number17090003
HUC10 NameLong Tom River
HUC10 Number1709000301
HUC12 NameFerguson Creek-Long Tom River
HUC12 Number170900030110
Map
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Collection Day3
Collection Month8
Collection Year1992
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:850
Author:Logan, D.J.
Date:1994
Title:A checklist of the fishes of Benton County, Oregon.
Journal:American Currents (A Publication of the North American Native Fishes Association).
Volume:1994
Issue:Summ
Pages:16-18
Reference 2
Ref. Number:854
Author:Logan, D.J., E.L. Bibles, and D.F. Markle.
Date:1996
Title:Recent collections of continental exotic aquarium fishes in Oregon and thermal tolerance of Oriental weatherfish and pirapatinga.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:82
Issue:2
Pages:66-80
Commentsspecifics given in ref 854
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size295 mm


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