Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID158934
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateTX
CountyTarrant
LocalityEagle Mountain Lake, near Ft. Worth
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper West Fork Trinity
HUC8 Number12030101
HUC10 NameWest Fork Trinity River-Eagle Mountain Lake
HUC10 Number1203010106
HUC12 NameDosier Creek-Eagle Mountain Creek
HUC12 Number120301010610
Map
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Collection Day6
Collection Month9
Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13707
Author:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Date:2001
Title:Fish Records: Water Body - All Tackle.
Publisher:Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Issue:April 24, 2001
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size3.3 lbs; 17.75 in


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