Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID565100
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateIL
CountyLa Salle
LocalityIllinois River, at Ottawa
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameUpper Illinois
HUC8 Number07120005
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year2009
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26446
Author:Bowman, D.
Date:2009
Title:Pacus: by three around Chicago
Publisher:Chicago Sun-Times.
Commentscaught in late August
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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