| Specimen ID | 31230 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Piaractus |
| Species | mesopotamicus |
| Common Name | small-scaled pacu |
| State | FL |
| County | Lee |
| Locality | brackish canal in Cape Coral at the Sunshine Parkway Bridge |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Caloosahatchee |
| HUC8 Number | 03090205 |
| HUC10 Number | 0309020506 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 4 |
| Collection Month | 7 |
| Collection Year | 1987 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | failed |
| Comments | Photo sent by Byron Stout, reporter from the Fort Meyers New Press on 8/28/87 appears to be Colossoma mitrei (=Messopotamicus). Increasing frequency of reports suggests one or more species may be established. |
| Record Type | Personal communication |
| Earliest Record | nation |
| Disposal | destroyed |
| Verifier | Courtenay, FAU (305) 393-3322. ID based on photogr |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Size | 3515 g; 55.9 cm |
