Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID624391
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateFL
CountyOrange
LocalityLittle Wekiva River, just south of Calloway Dr
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper St. Johns
HUC8 Number03080101
HUC10 NameWekiva River
HUC10 Number0308010114
HUC12 NameLake Fairview
HUC12 Number030801011403
Map
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Collection Day7
Collection Month8
Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:24369
Author:Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
Date:2019
Title:EDDMapS: Early detection and distribution mapping system
Publisher:The University of Georgia
CommentsEDDMapS observation id 3059272
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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