Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID283598
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateFL
Localitystate non-specific
Mapping AccuracyCentroid
Centroid TypeState
HUC8 NameSouth Atlantic-Gulf Region
HUC8 Number03000000
Map
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Collection Year1965
Year AccuracyEstimated
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium | escaped captivity aquaculture
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24714
Author:Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Date:2012
Title:Nonnative Freshwater Fish.
Publisher:Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Comments"...mid 1960s."
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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