Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID164661
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateIN
CountyPorter
LocalityLittle Calumet River (connected to Lake Michigan by Burns ditch)
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLittle Calumet-Galien
HUC8 Number04040001
HUC10 NameDeep River-Portage Burns Waterway
HUC10 Number0404000105
HUC12 NameWillow Creek-Burns Ditch
HUC12 Number040400010509
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14821
Author:Simon, J., and B. Breidert.
Date:2003
Title:All In a Day's Work: Lake Michigan Fisheries Research Station
Journal:AFS Indiana: Newsletter of the Indiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
Publisher:Indiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society
Volume:12
Issue:3
Pages:22
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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