Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID164788
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateMD
CountyCalvert
Localitygolf course in Calvert County
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NamePatuxent
HUC8 Number02060006
HUC10 NameMiddle Patuxent River
HUC10 Number0206000605
HUC12 NameLyons Creek
HUC12 Number020600060501
Map
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Collection Month9
Collection Year2004
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14864
Author:Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Date:2004
Title:Maryland weekly fishing report overview
Publisher:Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Issue:October 13
Commentscoordinates are for a golf course that was returned from a GNIS search for golf courses in that county
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordlocale
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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