Specimen Information

Pygocentrus nattereri
Pygocentrus nattereri
(red piranha)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID159975
GroupFishes
GenusPygocentrus
Speciesnattereri
Common Namered piranha
CountryCanada
StateON
LocalityLake Huron
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid Type 
HUC8 NameLake Huron
HUC8 Number04240002
Map
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Collection Month12
Collection Year2000
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13979
Author:Cudmore-Vokey, B., and E.J. Crossman.
Date:2000
Title:Checklists of the fish fauna of the Laurentian Great Lakes and their connecting channels. Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2550.
Publisher:Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
Commentsreported, not likely established
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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