Piaractus brachypomus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the piaractus brachypomus lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Piaractus brachypomus
Group	Bony fish
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Characiformes
Family	Serrasalmidae

Where does the piaractus brachypomus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the piaractus brachypomus in 6 countries and territories across Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Jacundá. In Bolivia (Plurinational State of), India, Poland it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Colombia
Brazil
United States
India (introduced)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (introduced)
Poland (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the piaractus brachypomus?

The piaractus brachypomus (Piaractus brachypomus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Characiformes and the family Serrasalmidae, genus Piaractus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the piaractus brachypomus

Piaractus brachypomus also known as the red-bellied Pacu or pirapitinga, is a large species of pacu, a close relative of piranhas and silver dollars, in the serrasalmid family. As with a number of other closely related species, P. brachypomus is often referred to as the red-bellied pacu in reference to the appearance of the juveniles. This has resulted in a great deal of confusion about the nature and needs of all the species involved, with the reputation and requirements of one frequently being wrongly attributed to the others.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Piaractus brachypomus (revision 1362055783), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q311732 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).