Specimen ID | 43208 |
Group | Fishes |
Genus | Colossoma or Piaractus |
Species | sp. |
Common Name | unidentified pacu |
State | TX |
County | Jefferson |
Locality | Rhodair Gully, about 0.8 km north of Taylor Bayou |
Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
HUC8 Name | Sabine Lake |
HUC8 Number | 12040201 |
Map | |
Collection Day | 30 |
Collection Month | 10 |
Collection Year | 1990 |
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 | J.M. Mambretti, Texas Parks and Wildlife Departmen |
Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
Number Collected | 1 |
Size | 300-350 mm TL (from photo) |