Piranha-like pacu fish caught in South Carolina lake

Piranha-like pacu fish caught in South Carolina lake

Source: msn

4/5/2023

Piranha-like pacu fish caught in South Carolina lake

Credit: WYFF News 4/YouTube

Drew Patrick, 15, of Anderson, said he was fishing in Lake Hartwell when he reeled in the pacu, a piranha cousin famous for its human-like teeth.

Ross Self with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources confirmed the fish reeled in by Patrick was a South American pacu. He said the fish are occasionally found in South Carolina waters after being illegally released.

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