Specimen ID | 40005 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Pygocentrus |
Species | nattereri |
Common Name | red piranha |
State | OH |
County | Madison |
Locality | pool under bridge on Rocky River, near London, Ohio |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Mohican |
HUC8 Number | 05040002 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 3 |
Collection Month | 8 |
Collection Year | 1976 |
Year Accuracy | Publication Year |
Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
Status | failed |
Reference 1 |
Ref. Number: | 489 |
Author: | Stroud, R.A. |
Date: | 1976 |
Title: | Ohio piranha. |
Journal: | SFI Bulletin |
Volume: | 272 |
Pages: | 3 |
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Comments | Moreno believed that specimens had not been in pool for very long. They were badly stressed when received and would most likely not have survived the winter. Locality does not receive any appreciable thermal effluent. Bit 12 yr old boy. |
Record Type | Literature |
Earliest Record | state |
Disposal | "reserve tank, Clev. Aquar." |
Verifier | Daniel Moreno, Director Cleveland Aquarium |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 2 |
Size | ~6 cm SL |