Specimen Information

Colossoma or Piaractus sp.
Colossoma or Piaractus sp.
(unidentified pacu)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID31402
GroupFishes
GenusColossoma or Piaractus
Speciessp.
Common Nameunidentified pacu
StateFL
CountyIndian River
LocalityVero Beach [near]
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameVero Beach
HUC8 Number03080203
Map
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Collection Year1979
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:14798
Author:Courtenay, W.R., Jr., and D.A. Hensley.
Date:1980
Title:Survey of introduced non-native fishes. Phase I Report: Introduced exotic fishes in North America: status 1979.
Publisher:Submitted to National Fishery Research Laboratory, USFWS, Gainesville, FL.
Pages:399 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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