DavidPT40
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I got an email from my brother forwarding me pictures of a crazy looking fish caught from the Congo River. I tried searching Snopes to see if it was real, but I couldn't find anything. Can anyone here identify this fish?
Dont Swim in the Congo River
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holy crap, looks like a vampire tarpon to me
It's a Goliath Tiger fish and I definitely don't see myself swimming or diving in Congo river. 
MeiLing
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Damn! I wonder what that thing eats?:scared:
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MeiLing:
People by the size of it
never seen a fish like that before.
MeiLing:
Ah. MeiLing...thanks for the straight line!
Ans: Whatever it wants!
It appears to be well document on a number of sites. None of the web-myth pages mention it, though. Hmmm.
Ian
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The vis is probably so poor in the Congo river that you wouldn't even see him coming after you! That is one gnarly looking fish!
Spratman
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Wow! I wonder if anyone has ever been attacked by those things....:11:
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Lopaka
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Probably, but doubtful there were any leftovers to find!Spratman:
Those teeth appear to be holding teeth rather than those used for sawing or tearing out chunks of flesh. So I would say that fish only eats things that it can swallow whole. But I'm just curious why that fish would need such large holding teeth while a similar fish, such as a tarpon, doesn't need them.
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