Piaractus brachypomus
Piaractus brachypomus
(pirapitinga, red-bellied pacu)
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9 results for Piaractus brachypomus (pirapitinga, red-bellied pacu)
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Specimen IDStateCountyLocalityYear HUC Number What's this? Drainage nameStatus
238809 CTNew LondonShetucket River near Norwich2007 01100003 Thamesfailed
238762 INHenryWestwood Reservior2007 05120204 Driftwoodfailed
239158 MIMacombLake St. Clair near St. Clair Shores2007 04090002 Lake St. Clairfailed
253787 NJOceanStafford Forge Wildlife Area2007 02040301 Mullica-Tomsfailed
241029 OKRogerspond near Catoosa2007 11070105 Lower Verdigrisfailed
241131 PAAlleghenyHighland Park Dam (=Locks and Dam 2 - located across from Sharpsburg, Aspinwall and Etna, downstream from the Highland Park Bridge)2007 05010009 Lower Alleghenyfailed
609113 SCSpartanburgBerrys Pond [=Berry Shoals Pond]2007 03050107 Tygerfailed
609124 TXHidalgoCanal, near Farm-to-Market Rd 495 [=Texas State Highway 495], and Stewart Rd.2007 12110208 South Laguna Madrefailed
238889 TXTarrantRay Perry Lake (Silver Ridge subdivision) in west Fort Worth2007 12030102 Lower West Fork Trinityfailed

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2026]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [1/13/2026].

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