Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID576394
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateMO
CountySt. Charles
LocalityLake St. Louis
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NamePeruque-Piasa
HUC8 Number07110009
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month8
Collection Year2011
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26506
Author:Piper, B.
Date:2011
Title:Red-bellied pacu caught in Lake St. Louis dies
Publisher:KSDK-TV
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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