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  • Piaractus brachypomus
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Scientific Name Piaractus brachypomus  (Cuvier, 1818)
Common Names Red Bellied Pacu
Pirapitinga
Type Locality Brazil.
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Size 880mm or 34.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
General Remarks Juveniles mimic Pygocentrus nattereri (red belly piranha).
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Distribution South America: Amazon and Orinoco River basins. Also reported from Argentina.
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Orinoco (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Feeding Feeds on insects and decaying plants. User data.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 4, pp 452, Pl. 22 (fig. 1).
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Last Update 2020 Nov 08 08:33 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 16:39)