Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID262136
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateCO
CountyPueblo
LocalityPond near Runyon Lake, east of Pueblo
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Arkansas
HUC8 Number11020002
HUC10 NameSaint Charles River-Arkansas River
HUC10 Number1102000212
HUC12 NameCity of Fearnowville-Arkansas River
HUC12 Number110200021202
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month7
Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18783
Author:Vandeputte, N.
Date:2009
Title:Wild catch in Pueblo.
Journal:KOAA online
Issue:July 22
CommentsProbably this species.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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