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Piaractus brachypomus
(pirapatinga, red-bellied pacu)

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Fishes
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID

262136

Group

Fishes

Genus

Piaractus

Species

brachypomus

Common Name

pirapatinga, red-bellied pacu

State

County

Pueblo

Locality

Pond near Runyon Lake, east of Pueblo

HUC8 Name

Upper Arkansas

HUC8 Number

11020002

Latitude

38.250718

Longitude

-104.583321

Lat-Long Source

Map derived

Lat-Long Accuracy

Accurate

Map

Day

Month

7 (July)

Year

2009

Year Accuracy (Specimen)

Actual

Primary Pathway

released aquarium

Status

failed

Reference #1

Ref. Number	18783
Author	Vandeputte, N
date	2009
title	Wild catch in Pueblo
journal	KOAA online
issue	July 22

Comments

Probably this species.

Record Type

Literature

Fresh/Marine Introduction

Freshwater

Number Collected/Observed

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