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Scientific Name	**Piaractus brachypomus** (Cuvier, 1818)
Common Names	Red Bellied Pacu Pirapitinga
Type Locality	Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Colossoma bidens, Colossoma brachypomum, Colossoma branchypomus, Colossoma paco, Myletes bidens, Myletes brachypomus, Myletes paco, Piaractus briachypumus, Reganina bidens, Salmo pacu, Wateina fowleri
Species Information
Size	880mm or 34.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks	Juveniles mimic Pygocentrus nattereri (red belly piranha).
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Also reported from Argentina. Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Feeding	Feeds on insects and decaying plants. User data.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 4, pp 452, Pl. 22 (fig. 1).
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:52 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 16:39)