Meet Florida's newest invasive species, an ugly Amazonian river monster that can grow 10 feet long

[taxi]

Meet Florida’s newest invasive species, an ugly Amazonian river monster that can grow 10 feet long

Scared yet?

Then finally, in the penultimate paragraph:

How the dead arapaima got to the Caloosahatchee River remains a mystery. There’s a chance someone had it as a pet and released it into the wild.

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-ne-ss-prem-arapaima-invasive-monster-fish-florida-20210304-qmni4zjpwjgntaxa7q4l3n3wom-story.html?outputType=amp&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Don%27t%20Miss&utm_content=5601614893888&__twitter_impression=true

[gainesvillenole]

1. Link?

[taxi]

4. Sorry, here:

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-ne-ss-prem-arapaima-invasive-monster-fish-florida-20210304-qmni4zjpwjgntaxa7q4l3n3wom-story.html?outputType=amp&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Don%27t%20Miss&utm_content=5601614893888&__twitter_impression=true

and edited above. ty

[leftieNanner]

2. We watch River Monsters on TV

The arapaima is a nasty fish.

Maybe it can eat some of the Burmese Pythons???

[taxi]

6. They really are. Look at these:

https://www.livescience.com/47354-amazon-arapaima-fish-photos.html

[leftieNanner]

7. They are endangered and a protected species in the Amazon

When Jeremy Wade fished for one, he had to do it using a fly rod! And he had to get specific permission to do it too. Catch and release, of course. I think the one he caught on the show was around 250 pounds!

[taxi]

8. Ouch

I once landed a five foot tarpon from shore, I'll never mess with those big fish again. I don't know how he does it.

[captain queeg]

9. I used to watch it. Didn't the guy who does the show get his arm broken by one?

He climbed into a holding tank where they were netting one of these fish to help net one and got slammed by a struggling fish. Large and aggressive.

[leftieNanner]

10. I think so

His show airs on the Animal Planet channel on Fridays. One of the few things my husband and I watch together.

[CentralMass]

3. I thought it might be my ex for a moment.

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[taxi]

5. I'm convinced.

No more fish in the car.

[smb]

11. Almost As Ugly As The Other Florida Invasive Species...

...the Noxious Orange Blob from Queens.

[mitch96]

14. +1!!!

[Chainfire]

12. Ok, so that explains half of the fishes and loaves story.

Two of them would feed a pile of folks, and of course, they probably taste just like chicken.

Assholes in South Florida never saw an invasive species that they didn't want to release into the wild. Maybe those fish will go to war on the Pythons.

[taxi]

13. In this county alone we are eliminating 43k acres of panther habitat

That's the camel's nose.