Specimen Information

Pygocentrus or Serrasalmus sp.
Pygocentrus or Serrasalmus sp.
(unidentified piranha)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID37887
GroupFishes
GenusPygocentrus or Serrasalmus
Speciessp.
Common Nameunidentified piranha
StateNH
CountyHillsborough
LocalityMerrimack River, Manchester, NH
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMerrimack River
HUC8 Number01070006
HUC10 NameLittle Cohas Brook-Merrimack River
HUC10 Number0107000608
HUC12 NameBrowns Brook-Merrimack River
HUC12 Number010700060802
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year1990
Year AccuracyPublication Year
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:481
Author:Kennedy, H.
Date:1990
Title:N.H. woman reels in the catch of day: a piranha.
Publisher:Boston Herald
Volume:8
Issue:23
Pages:46
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordstate
DisposalUSFG
VerifierUSFG
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size381 mm


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