Piaractus brachypomus
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piaractus-brachypomus-163-14331191
title:
Piaractus brachypomus
text:
Piaractus brachypomus, the Red-Bellied Pacu or Pirapitinga, is a large species of pacu, a close relative of piranhas and silver dollars, in the serrasalmid family. It is native to the Amazon basin in tropical South America, but it formerly included populations in the Orinoco, which was described in 2019 as a separate species, P. orinoquensis. Additionally, P. brachypomus is widely farmed and has been introduced to other regions. In South Florida they are invasive in rivers, canals or lakes. As w
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Species of fish
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaractus_brachypomus
date created:
2009-01-02T19:31:25Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T13:53:21Z
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