Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID626472
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateCO
CountyLarimer
LocalitySheldon Lake, City Park in Fort Collins
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameCache La Poudre
HUC8 Number10190007
HUC10 NameHorsetooth Reservoir-Cache La Poudre River
HUC10 Number1019000708
HUC12 NameCity of Fort Collins-Cache La Poudre River
HUC12 Number101900070805
Map
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Collection Day12
Collection Month3
Collection Year2014
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26751
Author:Hughes, T.
Date:2014
Title:A piranha in Fort Collins' City Park? Not exactly.
Publisher:Fort Collins Coloradoan
Commentsfound on shore dead
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recorddrainage
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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