Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID565101
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateIL
CountyWill
LocalityRetention pond in Crest Hill
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameDes Plaines
HUC8 Number07120004
Map
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Collection Day26
Collection Month7
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26447
Author:Bowman, D.
Date:2011
Title:This week's field notes: another pacu.
Publisher:Chicago Sun-Times.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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