Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID40397
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateOR
CountyMalheur
LocalitySnake River near city of Ontario
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameMiddle Snake-Payette
HUC8 Number17050115
HUC10 NameLocket Gulch-Snake River
HUC10 Number1705011501
HUC12 NamePlummer Slough-Snake River
HUC12 Number170501150104
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month7
Collection Year1991
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:854
Author:Logan, D.J., E.L. Bibles, and D.F. Markle.
Date:1996
Title:Recent collections of continental exotic aquarium fishes in Oregon and thermal tolerance of Oriental weatherfish and pirapatinga.
Journal:California Fish and Game
Volume:82
Issue:2
Pages:66-80
Commentsoriginally misidentified as Colossoma macropomum
Record TypeSpecimen
DisposalOregon State University ichthyology collection
Museum Cat NumberOS 13217
VerifierPaulo Petry, Oregon State U.
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1
Size408 mm SL
Number Preserved1


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