Art (y'all remember Art? :lol:) sent me this yesterday. Thought some of you might like to see the next generation of super fish...

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

[size=large] Interesting pics being passed around. Makes me wonder what the fish really is?

There are a few points I noticed and thought you might like to know.
Having been to South America I'm pretty certain that is NOT a South American fish.
Piranha, while present, aren't usually found in the main Amazon river; rather they are found in the slower moving tributaries of the Amazon basin.
Piranha have double edged serrated teeth designed to quickly saw small hunks (dime to quarter size) of flesh. They are in contact with one another on both sides to act like tiny saw bands as the piranha twists its body after biting.
The teeth on the fish shown are large, spike shaped and have large gaps between each one, similar to a Pike. This is the the bite design of a grasping carnivore that using them only to keep the prey from escaping until they can suck the prey down whole in one bite.
Those are obviously native Africans holding the fish; not Brazilians, much less Amazonian natives.
So maybe it's the Congo or Zambizi rivers you shouldn't go swimming in... Of course, I'd be more worried about crododiles or hippos than fish.[/size]

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[Jim C (Mich)]

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[Ed SW Fla]

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[MK_(MO)]

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[scubadetector]

That could almost be my dive partner when I look for gold. Keeps the other detectorists away. But my cat would be jealous of it so I won't replace my cat. Sharkcat is all I need at the moment. Anybody want to see her, she dives with me in Michigan.

 

[Elson(La)]

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[norton4]

I have seen this befor and someone said it was an african tiger fish or something along those lines. Oh, and its found in africa. dont know why I would have to point that out though.