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Piaractus brachypomus
(pirapatinga, red-bellied pacu)
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Fishes
Exotic to United States


Specimen ID159753
GroupFishes
GenusPiaractus
Speciesbrachypomus
Common Namepirapatinga, red-bellied pacu
StateMS
CountyJackson
LocalityGautier
HUC8 NamePascagoula
HUC8 Number3170006
Latitude30.3856
Longitude-88.6117
Lat-Long SourceGNIS
Lat-Long Accuracyaccurate
Map
Day1
Month8 (August)
Year2004
Year Accuracy (Specimen)Actual
Primary Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference #1
Ref. Number13963
AuthorJones, A.
date2004
titlePacu no threat to Coast.
journalThe Sun Herald
issueAugust 15, 2004
Record TypeSpecimen
Earliest Recordlocale
Fresh/Marine IntroductionFreshwater
Number Collected/Observed1




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