Article: Fish Tale Ends Up All Bark, No Bite; Pacu, Not Piranhas, Found in Manassas

Fish caught in a Manassas pond last week were not dangerous piranhas, a state Game and Inland Fisheries biologist has determined. The blunt-toothed fish, called pacu, were tropical vegetarian cousins of the South American fish and posed no threat to people or animals.

The four pacu, which were caught in a pond on Williamson Boulevard in Manassas, were most likely released by their owner sometime this summer, said John Odenkirk, the state's senior fisheries biologist. The fish were caught by two Manassas residents early last week, both of whom believed the fish were piranhas because they had teeth and because, the residents said, the fish were somewhat aggressive.

Odenkirk said the ...

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