Fish Watcher Record | |
Contributor: Rainer Froese
| ID: 4 Country: Papua New Guinea Address: Web page: |
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Species: | Piaractus brachypomus | ||||
Attachment: | MVC-002S.jpg | ||||
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Locality:* | Sepik River, PNG | ||||
Type: | River | ||||
Salinity:* | freshwater | ||||
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Latitude:* | 9° 0' S Latitude (dec): -9 | ||||
Longitude:* | 148° 0' E Longitude (dec): 148 | ||||
Accuracy: | +/- 1° | ||||
Country:* | Papua New Guinea | ||||
FAO area:* | Oceania - Inland waters | ||||
Temp.: | °C | ||||
Date:* | 19/06/2001, dd/mm/yyyy | ||||
Day time: | e.g. 13:00 - 15:00 | ||||
Length:* | 30 cm Type:* TL | ||||
Weight: | g | ||||
Abundance: | occasional (usually not seen) | ||||
Life stage: | juveniles and adults | ||||
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Remark: | Introduced; now found in local fish markets. Has been mistaken as 'piranha'. | ||||
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