Each as soon as in awhile, somebody catches a fish that doesn’t belong—an invasive species that hitched a experience into a brand new space on a ship or received too massive for its proprietor’s fish tank and ended up again within the wild. Just lately, somebody caught an invasive species of observe in a Texas lake. It’s notable as a result of the fish has human-like enamel.
Pacu are freshwater fish native to South America, they usually’re associated to piranhas. Not like piranhas with their sharp, pointy enamel, pacu have broad, flat enamel that look eerily like a human’s. Whereas piranhas are carnivores that prey on different animals for meals, pacu are omnivores that eat a variety of plant matter. Their molar-like chompers assist them eat all kinds of meals, however they’re not designed to catch reside prey.
On the Fb publish from the Lake Meredith Aquatic & Wildlife Museum (LMAWM) saying the uncommon discover, a person commented and claimed his nephew, Wesley Nivens, was the one that caught the pacu on the Lake Meredith Nationwide Recreation Space. As a result of pacu can develop fairly giant (as much as 3 ft 6.5 inches lengthy, in line with LMAWM), pet house owners typically dump these animals in native waterways when the fish outgrow their tanks.
Although you’ll be able to’t see its enamel on this video, take a look at the invasive pacu right here (scroll down for the enamel):
If you wish to see these bizarre human enamel, take a look at this YouTube video:
Have you ever ever heard of a fish with human-like enamel?
