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Characidae (Characins)
Piaractus brachypomus
(Cuvier, 1818)
Red Pacu
Characidae (Characins)
Yi Youguang & Amanda Lim
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Identified By: Yi Youguang
More information on the species on Wikipedia.
Basic Information
Classification:
Vertebrata: Actinopterygii: Characiformes: Characidae (Characins)
Residency Status:
Non-native
Biology/Ecology
Ecology:
Introduced alien species. Rare, with a restricted distribution.
External Links
Raffles Bulletin of Zoology
The non-native freshwater fishes of Singapore: an annotated compilation
Singapore Biodiversity Records
Red pacu at Catchment Pond, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Red pacu at Punggol Reservoir
Aquatic vertebrates observed at Kent Ridge Park
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