| Specimen ID | 43199 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Piaractus |
| Species | brachypomus |
| Common Name | pirapitinga, red-bellied pacu |
| State | TX |
| County | Bastrop |
| Locality | Colorado River near Bastrop |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Lower Colorado-Cummins |
| HUC8 Number | 12090301 |
| Map | |
| Collection Day | 16 |
| Collection Month | 7 |
| Collection Year | 1987 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | failed |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 7 |
| Author: | Howells, R.G., R.L. Benefield, and J.M. Mambretti. |
| Date: | 1991 |
| Title: | Records of pacus (Colossoma spp.) and piranhas (Serrasalmus spp.) in Texas. Management Data Series No. 70 |
| Publisher: | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Fisheries Division |
| Pages: | 4 pp |
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| Comments | No evidence of successful overwintering or natural reproduction which would suggest established populations. |
| Record Type | Literature |
| Verifier | R.G. Howells, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Size | 232 mm TL |
