Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID156934
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateCO
CountyMesa
LocalityGunnison River near the fish ladder and just upstream of the confluence with the Colorado River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameColorado Headwaters-Plateau
HUC8 Number14010005
HUC10 NameSink Creek-Colorado River
HUC10 Number1401000515
HUC12 NameIndian Wash-Colorado River
HUC12 Number140100051503
Map
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Collection Day1
Collection Month7
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Commentsphotos
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordstate
VerifierFuller, Pam
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Photo
Piaractus brachypomus
Piaractus brachypomus
Piaractus brachypomus
Piaractus brachypomus
Piaractus brachypomus


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