A pacu, a South American fish known for its propensity to bite off male testicles, has been caught in the river Seine in Paris, The Local reports:
Friday's discovery, reported in the Paris police's weekly newsletter on Tuesday, might cause concern for Parisian men, especially after a piranha was fished out of the Canal Saint Martin in the capital, last summer.
After a 21 cm pacu was found lurking off the coast of Sweden last month, Danish fish expert Henrik Carl warned our colleagues at The Local Sweden about the species' tendency toward testicles.
"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,” he said.
"They bite because they're hungry, and testicles sit nicely in their mouth," he explained.
Be forewarned.
