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Piaractus brachypomus
(pirapatinga, red-bellied pacu)

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Specimen ID	161298
Group	Fishes
Genus	Piaractus
Species	brachypomus
Common Name	pirapatinga, red-bellied pacu
State	CO
County	Delta
Locality	private pond in a housing development just east of town of Delta
HUC8 Name	Lower Gunnison
HUC8 Number	14020005
Latitude	38.75
Longitude	-108.081007
Lat-Long Source	Map derived
Lat-Long Accuracy	Approximate
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Day	27
Month	10 (October)
Year	2004
Year Accuracy (Specimen)	Actual
Contact	[not displayed for privacy reasons]
Primary Pathway	released aquarium
Status	failed
Comments	photos; specimen is most likely P. brachypomus; however, condition of fish made positive identification not possible; could be P. mesopotamicus
Record Type	Specimen
Earliest Record	county
Verifier	Leo Nico
Fresh/Marine Introduction	Freshwater
Number Collected/Observed	1

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