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Animal Diversity Web - Piaractus brachypomus
- University of Michigan. Museum of Zoology.
Google Images - Red-Bellied Pacu
- Google.
Invasive.org - Red-Bellied Pacu
- University of Georgia. Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS): Chesapeake Bay Introduced Species Database - Piaractus brachypomus
- Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Marine Invasions Research Lab.
Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database: Fact Sheet - Pirapatinga
- DOI. USGS. Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.
- Provides distribution maps and collection information (State and County).
Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database: Point Map - Pirapatinga
- DOI. USGS. Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.
- Provides detailed collection information as well as animated map.
Pirapitinga (Piaractus brachypomus) Ecological Risk Screening Summary
- Aug 2012
- DOI. Fish and Wildlife Service.
- See also: Ecological Risk Screening Summaries for more species summaries
Species Profile -- Red-bellied Pacu
- Red-bellied pacu is native to South America. Individual specimens have been caught since the 1960s, but no reproducing populations have yet become established in the U.S. This species was probably introduced through aquarium releases or fish farm escapes. The environmental impact is unknown.
The Quiet Invasion: A Guide to Invasive Species of the Galveston Bay Area - Black Pacu; Red-Bellied Pacu
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Galveston Bay Estuary Program; Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC).