Austin American-Statesman26d
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 invasive pacu fish was captured Tuesday at the Lake Meredith National ...
New York Post28d
‘Invasive’ fish with sharp, human-like teeth discovered in rec area lake
The a-pacu-lypse is upon us. As if US waterways weren’t teeming with enough invasive fish of late, a Texas angler caught a South American piranha relative with “human teeth” at a local lake ...
Fish with human-like teeth caught in Texas lake, officials say. See the invasive species
Officials said they’ve encountered this species before after people who owned them as pets released them into Texas waters.
San Antonio Express-News24d
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 Chronicle27d
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 ...
San Antonio Express-News27d
Fish with human-like teeth discovered at Lake Meredith in Texas
The Lake Meredith Aquatic & Wildlife Museum posted about the finding on Saturday, August 24 on Facebook, identifying it as a South American fish called a Pacu. The species are related to piranhas ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram28d
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 ...