# Anyone know what kind of fish this is?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 9, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-kind-of-fish-this-is/422097 "2007-10-09T15:24:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Phlosphr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-kind-of-fish-this-is/422097/1 "2007-10-09T15:24:13Z")

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I call it Jaws fish…

See [here](http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r156/Phlosphr/Jaws-Fish2.jpg)  
[here](http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r156/Phlosphr/Jaws-Fish1.jpg)  
[careful this one’s scary] -\> and [here](http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r156/Phlosphr/Jaws-Fish3.jpg)

What the heck is it? I’m guessing it’s from the Amazon. I doubt it’s a Pirrahna the teeth don’t look like that.

I’m doubting it’s photoshopped but I’ve been duped before on that…

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**Author:** ![Racer1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@Racer1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Racer1)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-know-what-kind-of-fish-this-is/422097/2 "2007-10-09T15:38:53Z")

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Looks like some kind of Tiger Fish to me. They’re from Africa, I believe.

[http://www.africanfisherman.com/goliath\_tiger.htm](http://www.africanfisherman.com/goliath_tiger.htm)