Specimen Information

Colossoma or Piaractus sp.
Colossoma or Piaractus sp.
(unidentified pacu)
Fishes
Exotic
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Specimen ID34857
GroupFishes
GenusColossoma or Piaractus
Speciessp.
Common Nameunidentified pacu
StateLA
CountySt. Tammany
LocalityLiberty Bayou in Slidell
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLiberty Bayou-Tchefuncta
HUC8 Number08090201
HUC10 NameLacombe Bayou-Bayou Bonfouca
HUC10 Number0809020103
HUC12 NameLiberty Bayou-Bayou Bonfouca
HUC12 Number080902010305
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month9
Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1211
Author:Massette, B.
Date:1993
Title:Florida's next game fish -- the pacu?
Publisher:Florida Game and Fish
Volume:1993
Issue:2
Pages:5 pp
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalLSU?
Museum Cat NumberLSU
VerifierMichael Fitzsimons, LSU, Baton Rouge
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size2 lb; 14

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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/20/2024].

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