| Specimen ID | 30946 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Pygocentrus or Serrasalmus |
| Species | sp. |
| Common Name | unidentified piranha |
| State | CT |
| Locality | Thames drainage |
| Mapping Accuracy | Centroid |
| Centroid Type | HUC8 |
| HUC8 Name | Thames |
| HUC8 Number | 01100003 |
| Map | |
| Collection Year | 1996 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | failed |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 1537 |
| Author: | Whitworth, W.R. |
| Date: | 1996 |
| Title: | Freshwater fishes of Connecticut. Bulletin 114. |
| Publisher: | State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut, Department of Environmental Protection |
| Pages: | 243 pp |
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| Comments | two different species (maybe even genera) collected; they have drawings of both Pygocentrus and of Serrasalmus as similar to the fish they caught |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 2 |
| Size | 5-8 cm |
