| Specimen ID | 26243 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Piaractus |
| Species | brachypomus |
| Common Name | pirapitinga, red-bellied pacu |
| State | AL |
| County | Limestone |
| Locality | Elk River |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Lower Elk |
| HUC8 Number | 06030004 |
| Map | |
| Collection Month | 8 |
| Collection Year | 1988 |
| Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | failed |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 696 |
| Author: | Middleton, K. |
| Date: | 1988 |
| Title: | Man-eating fish found in river. |
| Publisher: | Athens News Courier |
| Volume: | 105 |
| Issue: | 177 |
| Pages: | 1-2 |
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| Comments | First record of an exotic fish taken from this river. Fish may have been given to University of Alabama museum. Misidentified as redbellied piranha in article, repeated by W. Courtenay. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Disposal | Athens State College |
| Verifier | Leo Nico-NBS |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Size | 241 mm |
