As you may have read last week in “Denver Aquarium Unequipped to Handle Piranha Attacks or Reporter Queries,” on a recent visit to the Downtown Aquarium I was disturbed to discover just how easy it ...

A Jacksonville bricklayer’s catch of a supposedly flesh-eating piranha in a St. Johns River tributary turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission experts ...

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SHELBY, Ohio — A state wildlife official said the tooth-bearing fish found in Shelby Reservoir No. 3 on Wednesday likely was a discarded pet, and probably the only such fish swimming in the water.

Federal prosecutors have this criminal fish importer in their jaws. The importer, Joel Rakower, pleaded guilty today in Brooklyn’s federal court for intentionally mislabeling imported piranhas, the ...

RALEIGH, NC (WIS) - A Raleigh man thought he had come upon a 10-inch piranha in a North Carolina river. But an expert says it was more likely just a pacu. The News and Observer of Raleigh reported ...

A teenager from South Carolina has reportedly caught a fish that resembles a piranha, and it has resulted in a warning from wildlife authorities in the state. Drew Patrick, 15, of Anderson, South ...

The pacu fish, a South American relative of the carnivorous piranha characterized by its distinct human-like teeth, has been showing up unexpectedly in Michigan lakes. On Aug. 9, the Michigan ...

Two New Hampshire anglers got a surprise over the weekend when they caught what looked like a piranha in a local pond.Jacob Wurm, 17, of Manchester, was fishing at Tate Pond with his stepfather, Steve ...

If you are male and looking forward to indulging in an outdoor swim or two this summer, you may want to think twice. A piranha-like fish which enjoys biting and eating testicles may be heading to ...

A tropical fish importer based out of JFK airport pled guilty today to illegally shipping in nearly 40,000 piranhas. Piranhas have been illegal to possess in New York since March of 2011, which is ...

If you are male and looking forward to indulging in an outdoor swim or two this summer, you may want to think twice. A piranha-like fish which enjoys biting and eating testicles may be heading to ...