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Piaractus brachypomus
(pirapatinga, red-bellied pacu)

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Fishes
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID

164772

Group

Fishes

Genus

Piaractus

Species

brachypomus

Common Name

pirapatinga, red-bellied pacu

State

County

Genesee

Locality

C S Mott Lake near Flint

HUC8 Name

Flint

HUC8 Number

4080204

Latitude

43.0803

Longitude

-83.6525

Lat-Long Source

GNIS

Lat-Long Accuracy

accurate

Map

Day

Month

10 (October)

Year

2005

Year Accuracy (Specimen)

Actual

Primary Pathway

released aquarium

Status

failed

Reference #1

Ref. Number	14853
Author	Bass Times Staff Report.
date	2005
title	Exotic Species: Piranhas still popping up.
journal	Bass Times
issue	October

Reference #2

Ref. Number	14854
Author	Palmer, K.
date	2005
title	That's no bluegill: Exotic catch puts some teeth into this fish tale.
journal	The Flint Journal
issue	August 4

Comments

identified as piranha; more likely pacu

Record Type

Literature

Fresh/Marine Introduction

Freshwater

Number Collected/Observed

Specimen Size

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