The pacú Myloplus sauron, with flat teeth and a black stripe, has been discovered in the Amazon and named in honor of the ...

Although the giant pacu was impressive, it will not qualify for a Florida state record. To be certified, anglers are required to contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Then ...

A boy in Oklahoma reeled in an alarmingly weird catch this past weekend: a pacu, the South American fish that's a cousin of the piranha — and whose humanlike teeth have long struck fear in swimmers.

A closeup of the pacu found in a neighborhood pond in Oklahoma. The fish, known for its humanlike grin, is native to South America, not the United States. Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation ...

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 ...

A piranha-like fish called a pacu was found in a neighborhood pond in Oklahoma on Saturday. The fish, which has human-like teeth, was caught by an 11-year-old boy fishing with his parents.

When he pried open the fish’s mouth, human-like teeth appeared. This is normal for pacu, which are said to “ have a seriously strong bite,” according to Audubon Nature Institute.

In the United States, pacu fish have been found in more than 30 states, as well as Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam, according to an updated map from the U.S. Geological Survey.

An invasive, testicle-chomping South American pacu fish with human-like teeth was caught and released by an 11-year-old Oklahoma boy who shouldn't have thrown it back into the pond.