Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID609120
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateTX
CountyTom Green
Locality[North] Concho River, at Irving St. bridge
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNorth Concho
HUC8 Number12090104
HUC10 NameLower North Concho River
HUC10 Number1209010405
HUC12 NameCity of San Angelo-North Concho River
HUC12 Number120901040510
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26527
Author:Rojas, S.
Date:2012
Title:Exotic catch no fish tale
Publisher:San Angelo Standard-Times
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size21 in TL; 8 lbs.


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