World record size piranha

[brano]

Hi,everyone
One of my friends e-mailed me these pics.No swimming in Amazon,that's for sure.

Brano

[Discus-n00b]

Thats an African Tigerfish. Genus Hydrocynus. I would guess Hydrocynus goliath, meaning it hails from the Congo region, but i am no expert especially in Tigerfish.

[Ed13]

It doesn't look like a serasalmus sp to me, nor do the assistants look SA. Sure it was a piraña?Whatever it is it's scary!

[Ed13]

Thats an African Tigerfish. Genus Hydrocynus. I would guess Hydrocynus goliath, meaning it hails from the Congo region, but i am no expert especially in Tigerfish.
Seems we posted at the same time:)

[Tropical Haven]

I would say that isn't a piranha for sure.

[CraigG]

Doesn't look like a piranha but I wouldn't want to swim with either one....haha

[kaceyo]

Doesn't look like a piranha but I wouldn't want to swim with either one....haha

No kidding! I wouldn't want that thing latching on to my...well, anything!!!:confused:

Kacey

[Porkchop]

The teeth are HUGE!!!!!

[Heiko Bleher]

Hi,

this is Heiko and the fish shown is from the Congo river system, a Hydrocynus goliath and the record is 140 cm (almost 1.5 metre TL - that is 5 feet). So the one shown is NOT a priranha (which live only in South America and only east of the Andes), but one of the African Tiger fishes of which 6 species are recognized, but goliath is the largest.

The one shown is still one of the smaller specimens...

But together with the South American Salminus maxillosus this is the the largest Characoid on earth.

This just for your information from one who has collected in all 50 African countries as well... (except Capo Verde)

Always

Heiko Bleher
www.aquapress-bleher.com
www.aqua-aquapress.com

[marielou20]

never see a big piranha like this!!!

[Graham]

And you still haven't as it's not one :)

[vera]

And you still haven't as it's not one :)

HAAA u make me lough:bounce2::bounce2::bounce2:

Its teeth look more like a bear trap-brrr