Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1737085
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateTX
CountyMoore
LocalityLake Meredith, Canadian River
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Meredith
HUC8 Number11090105
HUC10 NameLake Meredith-Canadian River
HUC10 Number1109010507
HUC12 NameMiddle Lake Meredith-Canadian River
HUC12 Number110901050707
Map
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Collection Day25
Collection Month8
Collection Year2024
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased pet
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43385
Author:Addison, B.D.
Date:2024
Title:Invasive pacu, part of the piranha family, was found in Lake Meredith in Texas Panhandle
Publisher:The Austin American Statesman.
CommentsCaught by angler and turned over live to the Lake Meredith Aquatic and Wildlife Museum which put it into an aquarium.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierMatthew Neilson, USGS
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [10/7/2024].

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