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Pacu Fish: The Piranha Cousin With Human-like Teeth
In 2023, 11-year-old Charlie Clinton from Oklahoma made headlines by catching a pacu — a South American fish known for its human-like teeth — in a pond behind his house, far from its native ...
Invasive pacu, part of the piranha family, was found in Lake Meredith in Texas Panhandle
A resident in the Texas Panhandle caught in a local lake an invasive fish species that's part of the piranha family. The ...
San Antonio Express-News21d
Scary fish with human-like teeth found in Texas lake
A young boy fishing at Lake Meredith National Recreation Area brought in an unusual catch this week: a South American freshwater fish that is a relative of the piranha. The pacu fish was caught ...
Houston Chronicle24d
Invasive piranha cousin with human-like teeth found in Texas
Pacu mainly feed on plant material and also like to munch on seeds and nuts, which is why they have teeth that "look similar to human teeth," according to the museum. Staff believe the fish was ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram24d
Fish with human-like teeth caught in Texas lake, officials say. See the invasive species
Getty Images/iStockphoto An invasive fish species related to the piranha was caught in a Texas lake, wildlife officials said. A pacu, a freshwater fish native to South America, was caught Aug. 25 ...