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Piaractus brachypomus
(pirapatinga, red-bellied pacu)

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Specimen ID

264058

Group

Fishes

Genus

Piaractus

Species

brachypomus

Common Name

pirapatinga, red-bellied pacu

State

County

Rutland

Locality

Otter Creek, near Proctor

HUC8 Name

Otter

HUC8 Number

2010002

Latitude

43.662284

Longitude

-73.033826

Lat-Long Source

Map derived

Lat-Long Accuracy

Approximate

Map

Day

Month

10 (October)

Year

2009

Year Accuracy (Specimen)

Actual

Primary Pathway

released aquarium

Status

failed

Reference #1

Ref. Number	18887
Author	staff
date	2009
title	South American fish found in Otter Creek.
journal	Vermont Daily News
issue	October 23

Comments

Employees of the Vermont Marble Power Division of Omya caught the specimen near the dam and gave it to the VT Fish & Wildlife Department. Specimen weighed 2.5 lbs.

Record Type

Literature

Earliest Record

state

Verifier

Shawn Good - VT Fish and Wildlife Dept.

Fresh/Marine Introduction

Freshwater

Number Collected/Observed

Specimen Size

15 inches

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