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Piaractus brachypomus
(pirapatinga, red-bellied pacu)

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Fishes
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID

238889

Group

Fishes

Genus

Piaractus

Species

brachypomus

Common Name

pirapatinga, red-bellied pacu

State

County

Tarrant

Locality

Ray Perry Lake (Silver Ridge subdivision) in west Fort Worth

HUC8 Name

Lower West Fork Trinity

HUC8 Number

12030102

Latitude

32.765269

Longitude

-97.51453

Lat-Long Source

Map derived

Lat-Long Accuracy

Accurate

Map

Day

Month

8 (August)

Year

2007

Year Accuracy (Specimen)

Actual

Contact

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Primary Pathway

released aquarium

Status

failed

Reference #1

Ref. Number	16342
Author	Frazier, Matt.
date	2007
title	Fisherman's toothy catch elicits visions of carnage.
publisher	Star-Telegram.com [Fort Worth, Texas]

Record Type

Literature

Fresh/Marine Introduction

Freshwater

Number Collected/Observed

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