The teeth from both the Pacu and Sheepshead Fish look like those fake dentures that chatter together when they are wound up.

The only way I would probably try this would be if the head was removed first. Since the Pacu fish can be fried and eaten, would you dare to order this at a restaurant in South America? I’m pretty daring when it comes to the food I eat, but I don’t think I’d be willing to give this a try. If you couldn’t guess why, it’s because of their black and white stripes making them look like they are wearing old prison uniforms. National Geographic Sheepshead fish are sometimes called convict fish. National Geographic When the Sheepshead fish becomes a full-grown adult, they will have incisors that sit at the front of their jaw, along with molars that take up three rows on the top and two rows on the bottom. The difference between the Pacu and the Sheepshead though is that the Sheepshead fish has A LOT more human looking teeth. The Sheepshead fish also has teeth that resemble human teeth. The Pacu is not the only fish with human like teeth though. They are both members of the Serrasalminae family, but they have very different eating habits. National Geographic If you couldn’t tell, the Pacu fish is also related to the terrifying piranha family. These fish have even been found as far away as Papua New Guinea. This is the Pacu fish, which is a freshwater fish that is very common in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins of lowland Amazonia. Just wait until you see what I am talking about, then you will understand. It’s not because of their size, it’s because of their teeth. And while the predators are scary, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a type of fish that freaks me out more than the Pacu and Sheepshead fish. Then there are some that are naturally the prey and there are some that are predators that you have to watch out for. Some of them are beautiful while others are rather ugly. When you go down to the Amazon in South America, it’s no secret that there are a lot of different species of fish. The once huge piece of land, now covered completely by water, that sometimes offers a nice cool breeze or if you’re lucky, it provides you with lots of fresh fish that you can eat or catch & release.

From an 1873 report in the New York Tribune: “umerous roughs from New York and the Fifth Ward of Brooklyn were leaving in coaches to Burns Hotel in Sheepshead Bay to witness a prize-fight.I think large bodies of water are absolutely beautiful. Its hotels and recreation spots had a less respectable appeal, though not without certain charms.Ī 1870 roundup in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle of Sheepshead Bay offering sings the praises of the Union, “the largest hotel in the bay,” owned by a Brooklyn congressman Patrick Burns, a place of rambunctious entertainments. This decision by Freeman would forever give the area its unusual name.ĭuring the mid and late 19th century, the bay area would never hold the same luxurious reputation as Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach to the south. He called his establishment The Sheepshead, adorning the front with a large picture of a sheepshead. But who thought to name the area after one of its common aquatic residents? We can probably bestow that honor onto Benjamin Freeman, who owned much of the land around the bay and became one of the first entrepreneurs to open a hotel here in 1844.

Terth of a sheepshead fish