A bizarre fish with human teeth was caught in the Northern Dvina River, Russia.
A vegetarian fish with human teeth was caught in the Northern Dvina River, Russia
An avid fisherman, Aleks Korobov, who caught an unusual creature, said “It was already dead but when I picked it up and smelt it, I could tell it was fresh. I then opened its gills which were nice and red but I noticed the mouth wasn’t right for a bream and when I opened it I nearly dropped the thing in surprise. Inside were a load of human teeth.”When Aleks told his fellow fishermen about a weird catch they did not believe him and laughed at him until saw a nightmarish creature with their own eyes.
One of his friends said: “We know Aleks can tell some tall tales
but when he came in and said he had a fish with human teeth we thought
he’d certainly been drinking. But then he got it out and we were totally
shocked. None of us had ever seen anything like it in our lives.”
Experts at the Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography reckon the
fish is actually a vegetarian piranha, however, a series of examinations
needed to determine the species and explanation for the teeth. The
scientists assume that the fish was dumped by an owner and it’s very
unlikely that it came from tropical waters to Arctic.
Pacu is a common name used to refer to several common species of
omnivorous South American freshwater fish that are related to the
piranha. Pacu are commonly sold as “Vegetarian Piranhas” to home
aquarium owners. While they are not aggressive carnivores like the
piranha, their crushing jaw system, used primarily for eating seeds and
nuts, can be hazardous.
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