Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID35902
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateMN
CountyHennepin
LocalityTaft Lake, Hennepin County
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameTwin Cities
HUC8 Number07010206
HUC10 NameMinnehaha Creek
HUC10 Number0701020606
HUC12 NameMinnehaha Creek
HUC12 Number070102060605
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month7
Collection Year1996
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Commentsphoto on file
Record TypePersonal communication
Earliest Recordstate
VerifierLeo Nico
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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