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Piaractus brachypomus
(pirapatinga, red-bellied pacu)

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maps

fact sheet

Fishes
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID

164770

Group

Fishes

Genus

Piaractus

Species

brachypomus

Common Name

pirapatinga, red-bellied pacu

State

County

Beaver

Locality

Ohio River near the town of Industry

HUC8 Name

Upper Ohio

HUC8 Number

5030101

Latitude

40.6444

Longitude

-80.4161

Lat-Long Source

GNIS

Lat-Long Accuracy

accurate

Map

Day

Month

9 (September)

Year

2001

Year Accuracy (Specimen)

Actual

Primary Pathway

released aquarium

Status

failed

Reference #1

Ref. Number	14852
Author	Dyer, E.
date	2001
title	Piranhas are biting in the Ohio.
journal	Post-gazette.com
issue	September 8

Comments

fish is clearly pacu, not piranha; species assumed; 3rd pacu from the Ohio River in a month!; map attached

Record Type

Literature

Fresh/Marine Introduction

Freshwater

Number Collected/Observed

Specimen Size

12"

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