PACU

Updated 04-May-2020.

Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about PACU!

Fish in Deltona lake was a pacu, not a piranha: A Deltona man who was bitten by a fish he recently caught found a red-bellied pacu, and not a piranha, as first thought.

VIDEO Pacu, peştele cu dinţi de om care atacă organele genitale ale pescarilor, pescuit în Dunăre în zona Portului Turnu Severin: Un pescar a prins vineri în Dunăre, în zona portului din Drobeta Turnu Severin un peşte poreclit „Spărgătorul de nuci‟, care trăieşte în mod obişnuit în apele Amazonului. Bărbatul şi-a dat seama că are de-a face cu un specimen periculos când s-a trezit muşcat de picior.

Male skinny dippers warned of ‘ball-cutter’ fish in Sweden: [attach id=271773 size=”medium” align=”left”][/attach]
Male skinny dippers have been warned in Sweden about the dangers of the pacu, or “ball-cutter” fish, a relative of the piranha, The Guardian reported.
It’s a fish that’s become infamous for attacking testicles, which has been known to kill…

Woman Nabs Rare Pacu While Fishing: Video on msnbc.com: A California woman reels in a rare South American pacu while fishing near Stockton. KCRA’s Kathy Park reports.

Wrong type fish biting: Man catches exotic Pacu from Black River: Years of swimming in the rough waters of politics, Jerry Every says, turned out to be good preparation for when he pulled what looked like a piranha out of the

Wrong type fish biting: Man catches exotic Pacu from Black River: Years of swimming in the rough waters of politics, Jerry Every says, turned out to be good preparation for when he pulled what looked like a piranha out of the

Man Hooks Testicle-Chomping Fish, Piranha’s Cousin, in NJ Lake: A fisherman at a New Jersey lake got a surprise when he hooked an exotic fish that’s been rumored to feast on testicles. His 10-inch catch turned out to be a pacu, which is a gentler cousin of piranhas found in South America’s Amazon River. The fish Tom Boylan landed Saturday in Passaic’s Third Ward Veterans Memorial Park had rounded teeth and an orange belly and fins. Boylan, a retired bus driver, was “shocked, surprised, amazed” by his catch, especially by the “human-like teeth.” A regular fisher at the pond, Boylan says he knew it wasn’t a carp when he caught it. This one was orange and jumped straight out of the water. He turned to an aquarium supply store for answers. Absolutely Fish manager Pat Egan told The Record newspaper someone most likely had the pacu in a fish tank and dumped it when it became too big. “We call them ‘tank busters.’ We don’t even sell them because they grow so big,” Egan told the paper.

My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: pacu (portuguese pronunciation: paku) is a common name used to refer to several species of fish . pacu and piranha do not have similar teeth, the main difference being jaw alignment . each of these groups contains one or more separate species . black pacu and red-bellied pacu typically belong to species Colossoma macropomum and Piaractus brachypomus . in Peru, both of the species (Colossoma macropomum and Piaractus brachypomum) are called pac and gamitana . the ongoing classification of these fish is difficult and often Serrasalmidae means “serrated salmon family” and refers to the serrated keel running along the belly of these fish . dental characteristics and feeding habits further separate the two groups from each other Several species are migratory. they are sometimes released to increase the local fishing, but others are released by aquarists when they outgrow their aquarium . when established they can be invasive species that damage the local Among large pacu species, the most cold-adapted species is Piaractus mesopotamicus . discovered in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii . state wildlife authorities fish bit one of the fishermen, leading to a general warning being issued in the region . local people blame the fish for outcompeting native species, including juvenile crocodiles . red-bellied pacu colossoma macropomum, Piaractus brachypomus and Mylossomam spp. are all in the top-15 of the most caught fish (by weight) in the Brazilian Amazon . with the a pacu (misreported as a piranha) bit a toddler’s finger at a park in scotland . deep sea world zoological manager: “Pacu most wildlife resource authorities prohibit releasing exotic fish, including pacu, into the wild . officials of one Texas lake have put a $100 bounty on the pacu caught there . pacu is a tropical fish that will die in south american rivers have become a popular destination for recreational anglers, who fly fish for pacu . pacu is a species of fish native to the amazon . a light rod and reel would be a convenience in fly-fishing courses for native Brazilian fishermen can work as guides to fishing tourists . amazon river experiencing crisis of overfishing . pond pacu nibble at bait before anglers can swim away with it . Various species of pacu are increasingly being used for warm-water farm fishing . in south america, pacu prized for their sweet, mild flavor . aquaculture may relieve the overfishing crisis . aquarium-raised pacu can be cooked and eaten, but care should be taken to ensure that no toxic medications were used in the aquarium . media reports mistakenly warned that the fish could attack testicles .