Piranha Relative

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Ellie and Edmond ©

Piranha Relative

We decided to take a boat ride today to find some fish today! These funny round relatives of the piranha do not have the reputation of their cousins, but they’re no less cool!

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Pacu Fun Facts:

Pacu are a fresh water fish.
They are herbivores and feed on aquatic plants.
They are famous for their square teeth that resemble human teeth.
Pacu can grow up to 3 1/2 feet and weigh up to 88 lbs.
Some of them have red on their bellies and some of them do not.

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These fish are popular in the aquarium trade. Unfortunately they can be dumped in local rivers where they are not native. They can interrupt a local ecosystem though.

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January 24, 2018

Dangrdafne

Human teeth?? Creepy

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