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27-11-2010, 07:05 PM
These are the teeth of a Goliath tigerfish, Hydrocynus goliath - one of the most fearsome of all predatory fish.
This African characin has 32 incredibly sharp teeth which are similar in size to those of a Great white shark. It inhabits large lakes and rivers and is found in the Congo River basin, Lualaba River, Lake Upemba, and Lake Tanganyika. It's a highly aggressive species with a body built for speed, and it's an ambush predator, hunting in groups.

This monster fish was caught by British angler Jeremy Wade during a fishing expedition in the Congo River in Africa. It weighed more than 100lbs and almost 5ft long. It was filmed during the making of ITV's River Monsters. Wade spent more than a week trying to catch the fish which was returned to the river soon afterwards.



He told the Daily Mail: "It has an extremely powerful bite and has been known to consume prey the same size as itself, attack people and take pieces out of crocodiles! It is a very dangerous fish to handle. If you aren't careful it could easily take your finger off or worse."
That put my red bellied piranha to shame:D