Specimen ID | 1737085 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Piaractus |
Species | brachypomus |
Common Name | pirapitinga, red-bellied pacu |
State | TX |
County | Moore |
Locality | Lake Meredith, Canadian River |
Mapping Accuracy | Accurate |
HUC8 Name | Lake Meredith |
HUC8 Number | 11090105 |
HUC10 Name | Lake Meredith-Canadian River |
HUC10 Number | 1109010507 |
HUC12 Name | Middle Lake Meredith-Canadian River |
HUC12 Number | 110901050707 |
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Collection Day | 25 |
Collection Month | 8 |
Collection Year | 2024 |
Year Accuracy | Actual |
Potential Pathway | released pet |
Status | failed |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 43385 |
Author: | Addison, B.D. |
Date: | 2024 |
Title: | Invasive pacu, part of the piranha family, was found in Lake Meredith in Texas Panhandle
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Publisher: | The Austin American Statesman. |
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Comments | Caught by angler and turned over live to the Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum which put it into an aquarium. |
Record Type | Literature |
Verifier | Matthew Neilson, USGS |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |