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logo 11/26/2024 7:54:33 PM     
New fish species with human-like teeth named after popular movie villain 
By Sydney Borchers US Source: Fox News 6/27/2024
Sydney Borchers
Credit: Mark Sabaj, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
A new fish species has emerged, but it does not hail from the realm of Mordor as its name suggests.

The relationship between pacus and piranhas has been closely studied by researchers and while the species are related to one another, pacus have been labeled the "vegetarian piranhas" because of the fish's human-like teeth.
 

The newest addition to the pacu family was discovered swimming in the Amazon River and has a marking on its body that closely resembles a villain out of a J.R.R. Tolkien novel.

 
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