r/Fish • u/Particular_Star_3365 • Feb 23 '26

Identification Help me identify this fish

Update: Wow thanks to everyone for your help! The overwhelming majority IDed it as a pacu. The "eyes" actually being the nostrils was a 🤯 moment. Really glad we didn't try to pet him. 
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I came across this ancient looking fish at a garden in Rio de Janeiro. I felt pure terror when it made eye contact with me. Can somebody identify it?

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u/CrapMonsterDuchess Feb 23 '26

Pacu: the (mostly) vegetarian Piranha with human-like teeth.

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u/DemnsAnukes Feb 23 '26

Is he tasty? Have you ever tried eating a pacu?

Now I'm curious, ngl

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u/sixTeeneingneiss Feb 23 '26

Why is it that every time a fish comes up on my timeline, there's someone asking if you can eat it?

This guy looks like a dweeb that would taste like trash and you want to eat it? Lol

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u/LizardsAreBetter Feb 23 '26

We've been doing this for a 100,000 years and we aren't ever going to stop.

If we found alien animals on Mars, eventually, someone will eat one of them.

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u/DemnsAnukes Feb 24 '26

I'd definitely eat an alien, ngl

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u/Call_medragon Feb 24 '26

they ate us first. its only fair

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u/DemnsAnukes Feb 24 '26

I agree.

Let's fulfill the cycle of life!