Wild black Pacu

[guppy]

I know that this is the piranha thread but it is also where the pacus are often discussed.
I just found these pics and they are to good not to share. :D
They are from a fishing site, www.riverplateanglers.com

[Stone Like Fish]

sweet

[TONY60]

dang Guppy. those teeth are human size!!!!!

[guppy]

And they bite! There was an article in a New Guinea newspaper about two incidents about fishermen using nets being bitten by introduced black pacu. The fishermen were naked and were both bitten on the genitals, both died of shock and blood loss. Keep you pants on when swimming with pacu.

[DeLgAdO]

And they bite! There was an article in a New Guinea newspaper about two incidents about fishermen using nets being bitten by introduced black pacu. The fishermen were naked and were both bitten on the genitals, both died of shock and blood loss. Keep you pants on when swimming with pacu.

ouch!!! :eek:

[TONY60]

And they bite! There was an article in a New Guinea newspaper about two incidents about fishermen using nets being bitten by introduced black pacu. The fishermen were naked and were both bitten on the genitals, both died of shock and blood loss. Keep you pants on when swimming with pacu.
I would not have believed it except Guppy said it....Still think it's doo doo.

[rallysman]

Looks just like the one my college room mate caught in souther indiana. They had it sent off for a "scale count" and then he had it mounted......chasing a bluegill lol

[TONY60]

Looks just like the one my college room mate caught in souther indiana. They had it sent off for a "scale count" and then he had it mounted......chasing a bluegill lol
Scale count? Since fish go to school, they should know how to count.

[DeLgAdO]

Scale count? Since fish go to school, they should know how to count.


150,546. . 150,547. . . . . oops :ROFL:

[fishyboi]

HUGe fish

[guppy]

Here is the clipping.
July 9, 2001
Two Papua New Guinea fishermen have bled to death after having their penises bitten off by pirahna-like river fish. The fish, which zero in on urine streams in the water, have struck terror among villagers along the Sepik River, in north-western PNG. Authorities believe the killer fish is an introduced member of the South American pacu family and a relative of the piranha. In both of last month's fatalities, the fish demonstrated a trait of the piranha by following a trail of urine in the water, swimming to its source and then biting it off with razor-sharp teeth. Some believe the killer may be a food-source fish introduced from Brazil in 1994 by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation and the PNG National Fisheries Authority. However, marine biologist and aquaculturist Ian Middleton said he believed they were a different species, introduced from across the PNG-Indonesia border. He believed the fish had started biting humans because of a lack of naturally occurring food. "The reason for biting people on their genitals is a result of the fish detecting a chemical change in the water, swimming up the urine trail and biting the genitals." This behavior was well documented in the Amazon, he said. The director of the PNG Office of Environment and Conservation, Dr Wari Iamo, yesterday expressed "grave concern and dissatisfaction" at the way some government agencies and donor organisations had gone about importing exotic plant and animal species. (The Age.Com Au, generously donated by Bruce Townley)

Weird :eek:

[DeLgAdO]

so a pacu bite off people's genitalia becasue they can fnd the penises they usually eat? :ROFL:

[HarpoGarza]

:eek: Note to self: Cancel vacation plans for nude fishing trip to New Guinea.

[Hakon]

Awesome pacu:drool:

[TONY60]

Here is the clipping.
July 9, 2001
Two Papua New Guinea fishermen have bled to death after having their penises bitten off by pirahna-like river fish. The fish, which zero in on urine streams in the water, have struck terror among villagers along the Sepik River, in north-western PNG. Authorities believe the killer fish is an introduced member of the South American pacu family and a relative of the piranha. In both of last month's fatalities, the fish demonstrated a trait of the piranha by following a trail of urine in the water, swimming to its source and then biting it off with razor-sharp teeth. Some believe the killer may be a food-source fish introduced from Brazil in 1994 by the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation and the PNG National Fisheries Authority. However, marine biologist and aquaculturist Ian Middleton said he believed they were a different species, introduced from across the PNG-Indonesia border. He believed the fish had started biting humans because of a lack of naturally occurring food. "The reason for biting people on their genitals is a result of the fish detecting a chemical change in the water, swimming up the urine trail and biting the genitals." This behavior was well documented in the Amazon, he said. The director of the PNG Office of Environment and Conservation, Dr Wari Iamo, yesterday expressed "grave concern and dissatisfaction" at the way some government agencies and donor organisations had gone about importing exotic plant and animal species. (The Age.Com Au, generously donated by Bruce Townley)

Weird :eek:Guppy, check this out!!
http://www.divemagazine.co.uk/news/article.asp?UAN=327&v=5&sp=332421698314342660256 I watched this on tv a few months ago. These divers were scared of the spiked candiru. They also found a finger sized fish related to the spiked candiru. It's teeth pointed forward. It tears a whole to gain access to the insides of fish. They attack in large schools. Thet leave only the skin and bones. The stripped a 30 lb fish in 30 seconds. The film crew decided they were as deadly as perronia. I am never going to pee again, NEVER

[Pangong_ilong]

:eek: Note to self: Cancel vacation plans for nude fishing trip to New Guinea.
hahaha.

[redtailfool]

Those teeth are bone crushing i bet. They probably saw genitalias as being fruit like and lunged for it! ... What a way to go. :(

[TONY60]

Those teeth are bone crushing i bet. They probably saw genitalias as being fruit like and lunged for it! ... What a way to go. :(
Only racoons have a bone there.

[fishnutham]

great now i'm gonna have nightmares about this ouch!! that would seriously suck no pun intended

[guppy]

Only racoons have a bone there.
Walruses and whales also have penile bones, they are called ossicks and were once used as warclubs.
By the way, thanks for the link, pretty cool. I understand that whale cats (centopsis) also feed that way when they find a large carcass.

[TONY60]

Walruses and whales also have penile bones, they are called ossicks and were once used as warclubs.
By the way, thanks for the link, pretty cool. I understand that whale cats (centopsis) also feed that way when they find a large carcass.
What is the guy called after getting hit in the head with an ossick?

[guppy]

My guess it would be something I would have to edit, lol.

[Atfownz]

INSANE teeth, never seen teeth like those

[gomezladdams]

Those teeth are freaky :WHOA:

[x1111]

ooooooo piranhas

[ozz465]

And they bite! There was an article in a New Guinea newspaper about two incidents about fishermen using nets being bitten by introduced black pacu. The fishermen were naked and were both bitten on the genitals, both died of shock and blood loss. Keep you pants on when swimming with pacu.
thats soo messed up..........................but very funny.:)

[johnny bizzle]

FANTASTIC

[johnny bizzle]

big ASS TEETH TOO!!

[werdna]

holy crap

[Honda12]

WOW :WHOA:

[Osiris_x11]

Let's see... New Guinea: penis-eating carnivorous fish or man-eating cannibal natives... :WHOA:

On a tangent:

Ossicle - "small bone" :grinyes:

[reddragon343]

those are some NASTY lookin teeth, i suppose the fish uses'em to crush the fruit and nuts they eat in the wild....=)

[redtailfool]

Only racoons have a bone there.


LOL i didnt say human penis have a bone. Im just describing the pacus strong teeth and jaw.