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Title: Swedish men warned of crotch-chomping fish
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URL Source: http://www.thelocal.se/49558/20130809/
Published: Aug 10, 2013
Author: Oliver Gee
Post Date: 2013-08-10 13:50:35 by Jethro Tull
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Views: 404
Comments: 9

Swedish men warned of crotch-chomping fish

Published: 9 Aug 2013 16:00 CET | Print version

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Swedish men have been warned to keep their swimwear on while bathing in the Öresund Sound off the southern coast of Sweden after a relative of the piranha was discovered in the area.

Ever since a fisherman reeled in a 21 centimetre pacu in the Øresund Sound off southern Sweden, experts have been on alert. The fish species, a relative of the notorious piranha, caused museum staff in nearby Denmark to put out a warning.

"Keep your swimwear on if you're bathing in the Sound these days - maybe there are more out there!" the Natural History Museum of Denmark wrote.

The fish species is more usually found in warmer climes, and has a reputation as something of a ball breaker among male swimmers, an expert confirmed for The Local.

"The pacu is not normally dangerous to people but it has quite a serious bite, there have been incidents in other countries, such as Papua New Guinea where some men have had their testicles bitten off," said Henrik Carl, fish expert at the Danish museum.

While Carl said the museum's warning about the pacu, sometimes known as the "ball cutter", was meant "as a bit of fun", human victims of the pacu are rarely laughing.

"They bite because they're hungry, and testicles sit nicely in their mouth," he explained.

"And its mouth is not so big, so of course it normally eats nuts, fruit, and small fish, but human testicles are just a natural target. It's not normal to get your testicles bitten off, of course, but it can happen, especially now in Sweden."

Pacus have reportedly killed fishermen who have bled to death after losing their testicles.

While Carl admitted that he was unsure if there were any more pacu in the Swedish waters, the team at the museum is looking into the fish's DNA to confirm whether it is indeed a pacu. The fish, he explained, looks exactly the same as a piranha and is even a member of the same sub-family.

"They are almost identical to the piranha, you couldn't even tell from the outside. It's just that they have different teeth. Flatter and stronger, perfect for crushing," he added.

While the Öresund pacu may not have caused any harm before it was caught, Carl said there is nothing to fear for other men planning to take a dip in the area.

"No, there's nothing to worry about... you're more likely to drown that get your nuts bitten off," he told The Local with a laugh.

"However, it could become a problem some time in the future if it's not the only one. This one was the first, but who knows, it's probably not the last."

The pacu, native to South America, can grow up to 90 centimetres and weigh up to 25 kilogrammes. (1 image)

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#1. To: Jethro Tull (#0)

Denmark might be a bit too cold for a tropical fish to survive those danish winter temps.

Support bacteria.

(The world needs more culture)

Obnoxicated  posted on  2013-08-10   13:57:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Jethro Tull (#0)

"The pacu is not normally dangerous to people but it has quite a serious bite, there have been incidents in other countries, such as Papua New Guinea where some men have had their testicles bitten off," said Henrik Carl, fish expert at the Danish museum.

Yep, I saw that on River Monsters.

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James Deffenbach  posted on  2013-08-10   13:58:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Jethro Tull (#0)

damn

Why would a guy go swimming without hangie-down-things support?

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2013-08-10   14:35:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Jethro Tull (#0)

There is a tiny little fish in South Africa that crawls up your wee-wee and has to be surgically removed. I kid you not.

"Have Brain, Will Travel

Turtle  posted on  2013-08-10   14:49:43 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Turtle (#4)

There is a tiny little fish in South Africa that crawls up your wee-wee and has to be surgically removed. I kid you not.

It's the Anthony Weiner fish, right?

Jethro Tull  posted on  2013-08-10   14:59:42 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Lod (#3)

Why would a guy go swimming without hangie-down-things support?

We're talking Sweeds here. Most Euro trash still thinks a way too small Speedo is high fashion.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2013-08-10   15:02:04 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: Jethro Tull (#5)

It's the Anthony Weiner fish, right?

It's called the Candiru and swimming up your pee-pee might be a myth. Not that I want to find out.

"Have Brain, Will Travel

Turtle  posted on  2013-08-10   15:06:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: Turtle (#7)

It's not a myth. The Amazon has them. If Africa has them too it's news to me. Maybe so.

Pinguinite  posted on  2013-08-10   17:02:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Jethro Tull (#0)

Proof there is a Creator. Who could deny this evidence of Design?

"If an angry bigot assumes this bountiful cause of Abolition, and comes to me with his last news from Barbados, why should I not say to him, 'Go love thy infant; love thy wood-chopper: be good-natured and modest; have that grace; and never varnish your hard, uncharitable ambition with this incredible tenderness for black folk a thousand miles off. Thy love afar is spite at home.'"
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance

Prefrontal Vortex  posted on  2013-08-11   10:30:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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