| Specimen ID | 565091 |
| Group | Fishes |
| Genus | Piaractus |
| Species | brachypomus |
| Common Name | pirapitinga, red-bellied pacu |
| State | TX |
| County | Travis |
| Locality | Colorado River, Town Lake [=Lady Bird Lake], W of IH 35, Austin |
| Mapping Accuracy | Approximate |
| HUC8 Name | Austin-Travis Lakes |
| HUC8 Number | 12090205 |
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| Collection Day | 11 |
| Collection Month | 8 |
| Collection Year | 1980 |
| Year Accuracy | Actual |
| Potential Pathway | released aquarium |
| Status | failed |
| Reference 1 |
| Ref. Number: | 23830 |
| Author: | Texas Natural Science Center, University of Texas at Austin. |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Title: | Texas Natural History Collections, Texas Natural Science Center, University of Texas at Austin - Ichthyology Collection Database. |
| Publisher: | Texas Natural Science Center, University of Texas at Austin |
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| Reference 2 |
| 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 | Original collection database remarks: This probably is the specimen reported to have been released in Town Lake by G & D Iaggi of Austin. |
| Record Type | Specimen |
| Earliest Record | state |
| Disposal | Texas Natural History Collections ichthyology collection |
| Museum Cat Number | TNHC 11037 |
| Verifier | Garrett, G.P., TPWD |
| Freshwater/Marine | Freshwater |
| Number Collected | 1 |
| Year Class | adult |
| Size | large |
| Number Preserved | 1 |
