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Piaractus brachypomus
(pirapatinga, red-bellied pacu)

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Fishes
Exotic to United States

Specimen ID

164780

Group

Fishes

Genus

Piaractus

Species

brachypomus

Common Name

pirapatinga, red-bellied pacu

State

County

Hillsborough

Locality

Tate Pond near Hudson

HUC8 Name

Merrimack

HUC8 Number

1070002

Latitude

42.7647

Longitude

-71.4397

Lat-Long Source

GNIS

Lat-Long Accuracy

accurate

Map

Day

Month

8 (August)

Year

2005

Year Accuracy (Specimen)

Actual

Primary Pathway

released aquarium

Status

failed

Reference #1

Ref. Number	14859
Author	AP.
date	2005
title	Manchester man catches piranha-like fish.
journal	Foster's Online
issue	August 9

Reference #2

Ref. Number	14860
Author	Brooks, D.
date	2005
title	From the Amazon to Tate Pond.
journal	Nashua Telegraph
issue	August 9

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Record Type

Literature

Earliest Record

locale

Fresh/Marine Introduction

Freshwater

Number Collected/Observed

Specimen Size

2.5 lbs; 14-15"

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