Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID859895
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateMT
CountyFlathead
LocalityFoy Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFlathead Lake
HUC8 Number17010208
HUC10 NameAshley Creek
HUC10 Number1701020801
HUC12 NameLower Ashley Creek
HUC12 Number170102080108
Map
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Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:27495
Author:Vashro, J.
Date:1995
Title:The bucket brigade.
Journal:Montana Outdoors
Volume:26
Issue:5
Pages:34-35
Commentsprobably this species
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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