"How dare you," the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation wrote in a tweet addressed to the fish's former owner Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE ...

What is a Pacu fish? The Pacu is a South American freshwater fish that's related to piranha but has key differences. The fish is vegetarian and has teeth that look similar to those of humans. The Pacu ...

When biologists say the pacu fish eats nuts, they may be correct in more ways than one. The pacu, a toothy fish that can weigh up to 55 pounds, has been spotted in Lake Lou Yaeger in Illinois, KSDK ...

OKLAHOMA, USA — A boy fishing in a neighborhood pond in Oklahoma found a surprise at the end of his line, officials said. When Charlie Clinton reeled in his line, he found a pacu fish, which is a ...

An invasive breed of South American fish with human-like teeth and a taste for human testicles was caught and released by an 11-year-old fisherman in Oklahoma. Janna Clinton was impressed when her ...

A teenager from South Carolina has reportedly caught a fish that resembles a piranha, and it has resulted in a warning from wildlife authorities in the state. Drew Patrick, 15, of Anderson, South ...

An 11-year-old Oklahoma boy reeled in an unusual catch while fishing at a neighborhood pond last Friday. Charlie Clinton managed to catch an exotic pacu fish, which is a South American fish closely ...

In July, a few Michigan anglers pulled up an unexpected bycatch when they reeled in non-native pacu, a South American fish popular with aquarium owners. According to CBSNews.com , at least three pacu ...

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 ...

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