Daily fish fact #720
Cachama!
Also known as a black pacu, black-finned pacu, giant pacu, tambaqui, just pacu... a beloved child has many names. This fish tends to shock folks due to its very human-like dentition, sporting flat, square-shaped teeth! The shape of the teeth can be explained by the diet of the cachama, as it mostly eats fruits, seeds and nuts, and needs ample biting surface to crack and crush them!
Below is an unidentified species of pacu.













