Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID615295
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateIN
CountyLake
LocalityCedar Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameKankakee
HUC8 Number07120001
HUC10 NameSingleton Ditch
HUC10 Number0712000113
HUC12 NameCedar Creek
HUC12 Number071200011306
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month11
Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26611
Author:Anonymous
Date:2013
Title:Piranha-like fish found at Chicago area lake.
Publisher:CBS 2
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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