Scary fish with ‘dentures’ attacks diver’s leg, leaves him shrieking in pain

Scary fish with ‘dentures’ attacks diver’s leg, leaves him shrieking in pain

Source: nypost

12/20/2022

Credit: Kennedy News / Mar Hosted Trips

Being chased by a fish with sharp teeth seems like something out of a cartoon, but it was a reality for one Alabama man who was bitten on the leg during a dive off the coast of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Alex Pikul, 31, was on a three-week group scuba trip in September when he swam over a nest of triggerfish eggs after veering off course due to a strong current. As the group passed over, a male triggerfish charged at them, biting Pikul’s leg and leaving him grabbing his limb in pain.

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