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Fish Watcher Record |
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Contributor: Rainer Froese
| ID: 4 Country: Papua New Guinea Address: Web page: |
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| Species: | Piaractus brachypomus | ||||
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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° | ||||
| Territory:* | 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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