Specimen Information

Colossoma or Piaractus sp.
Colossoma or Piaractus sp.
(unidentified pacu)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID159814
GroupFishes
GenusColossoma or Piaractus
Speciessp.
Common Nameunidentified pacu
StateNE
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
HUC8 NameMissouri Region
HUC8 Number10000000
Map
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Collection Year1998
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1885
Author:Rasmussen, J.L.
Date:1998
Title:Aquatic nuisance species of the Mississippi River basin.
Publisher:60th Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Aquatic Nuisance Species Symposium, Dec 7, 1998, Cincinnati, OH.
Commentssporadic aquarium releases
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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