Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID609118
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateTN
CountyRutherford
LocalityPercy Priest Lake, near Smyrna
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameStones
HUC8 Number05130203
Map
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Collection Day15
Collection Month9
Collection Year2012
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26525
Author:Gebbia, K.
Date:2012
Title:Fisherman makes rare catch
Publisher:NewsChannel 5 WTVF-TV
CommentsReport states piranha, but clearly a pacu in video/images.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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