Testicle-Eating Fish Discovered In Sweden

Swedish men have been warned to keep their swimming trunks on after a South American fish known for attacking testicles was found in the sea.

The Pacu, a freshwater fish, which can grow up to 35 in (90cm) and weigh up to 55 lb (25kg) has been nicknamed the ‘ball cutter’ for its attacks on the male genitalia.

According to the National History Museum in Denmark, the specimen is the first one to have been caught at sea in Europe.



Found in most rivers in the Amazon and Orinoco basins in South America, they have also been spotted in Papua New Guinea, where it is believed they have been introduced to boost fish stocks.

‘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,’ Henrik Carl, a fish expert at the Danish museum, said.

‘They bite because they’re hungry, and testicles sit nicely in their mouth,’ he told English language news website The Local.

In areas where pacus proliferate, fishermen have reportedly bled to death after losing their testicles to the fish’s crushing jaws.