Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID645207
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapitinga, red-bellied pacu
StateMI
CountyMacomb
LocalityLake St. Clair, at Waterfront Park in Harrison Township
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake St. Clair
HUC8 Number04090002
HUC10 NameLake St. Clair
HUC10 Number0409000210
HUC12 Name040900020000
HUC12 Number040900021009
Map
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Collection Day9
Collection Month7
Collection Year2014
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:26905
Author:Ramirez, C.E.
Date:2014
Title:This fish tale has teeth: woman snags South American pacu in Lake St. Clair
Publisher:The Detroit News
CommentsMost likely this species
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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