Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID164763
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateGA
CountyBartow
LocalityBartow County
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeCounty
HUC8 NameEtowah
HUC8 Number03150104
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year2003
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14848
Author:Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Date:2003
Title:Exotics- They threaten our native populations: Pacu (exotic fish).
Publisher:Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Photo
Piaractus brachypomus


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