Pacu (Portuguese pronunciation: [paˈku]) is a common name used to refer to several species of omnivorous South American freshwater serrasalmid fish related to piranhas.

Jun 7, 2024 · Pacu fish, native to South America, are known for their humanlike teeth and can grow up to 3 feet (0.9 meters) in length. They are primarily herbivores — feeding on fruits, nuts and plant material — but can occasionally eat small fish and invertebrates.

Jul 19, 2023 · The short, bream-shaped fish had human-like teeth and looked a lot like its close cousin, the red piranha. Charlie Clinton’s catch turned out to be a red-bellied pacu, which is another South American species that is occasionally pulled from U.S. waterways. Officials believe someone released the pacu into the pond.

Aug 4, 2023 · Charlie Clinton of Edmond, Oklahoma, caught an exotic, invasive fish known as the Pacu, a freshwater fish related to the carnivorous piranha. It’s a South American fish, native to the...

Jul 21, 2023 · Charlie Clinton caught the exotic fish, known as a pacu, in his "neighborhood pond" on the weekend of July 15, according to a Facebook post from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation...

Jul 19, 2023 · A surprising catch by a young angler has highlighted the presence of invasive pacu fish in Oklahoma waters. Charlie Clinton, 11, reeled in a Pacu, a South American fish closely related to piranha while fishing in a neighborhood pond over the weekend.

Jul 18, 2023 · Wildlife department officials posted on social media that an 11-year-old Oklahoma boy caught a pacu, which is a South American fish that's closely related to piranhas, in a neighborhood pond. They did not say where in Oklahoma the fish was caught.

Jul 19, 2023 · OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) said an 11-year-old boy caught an exotic Pacu in a neighborhood pond. A Pacu is a South American fish closely related to the …

Jul 21, 2023 · Charlie Clinton managed to catch an exotic pacu fish, which is a South American fish closely related to the piranha, according to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC).

Jul 20, 2023 · An invasive exotic fish with human-like teeth was caught by an 11-year-old boy while fishing in a pond in Oklahoma over the weekend. This prompts wildlife conservation officials to warn about the...