Issue 78 - December 2007 - Page 14

Pages in this month's issue:

1. Visa & MasterCard Telephone Credit Card Scam
2. Cave of Giant Crystals
3. Puppy Giveaway Advance Fee Scam
4. Travis Barker Death Hoax
5. Robber Eaten By 'Alligator' Photographs
6. Freemasons' Grant Scam Email
7. Sumatra Island Tsunami Wave Photograph Hoax
8. Ron Mueck Sculpture Photographs
9. Giant Rabbit Photographs
10. Progesterex - Sterility Date Rape Drug Hoax
11. Pictures of Lightning Striking a Plane in Japan
12. John Gebhardt Holding Injured Baby in Iraq
13. Record Alberta Whitetail Deer Photographs
14. World Record Size 'Piranha' Photographs
15. Marzipan Frosting Babies Hoax Email
16. Red Arrows Olympic Ban Petition
17. Anzhela - Russian Dating Scammer

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Summary:
Email forward with photographs of a large fish with a mouth full of long, sharp teeth, claims that the fish is a world record sized piranha.

Status:
Genuine photographs - False Description

Example:(Submitted, October 2007)


Commentary:
According to the subject line and description that comes with these images, the fish shown in the photographs is a world record sized piranha.

There is no disputing that the fish is a large one, and, with a mouthful of sharp teeth, a ferocious looking one at that! However, the fish is not a piranha. In fact it is a Giant Tigerfish (aka Goliath Tigerfish, African Tigerfish). Tigerfish and piranha belong to the same family (Characidae) but are entirely different species. Piranha can grow to a maximum length of 60 cm, but most are smaller.

The natural habitat of the Giant Tigerfish is the rivers and streams of Africa. Although the fish shown in the photographs is a large example of its species, Giant Tigerfish are known to grow to enormous sizes and are considered by fishermen around the world as one of the top game fish.

The exact location where the shots were taken and the identity of the fishermen is currently unclear.

References:
Giant tigerfish
Goliath Tigerfish

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Pages in this month's issue:

1. Visa & MasterCard Telephone Credit Card Scam
2. Cave of Giant Crystals
3. Puppy Giveaway Advance Fee Scam
4. Travis Barker Death Hoax
5. Robber Eaten By 'Alligator' Photographs
6. Freemasons' Grant Scam Email
7. Sumatra Island Tsunami Wave Photograph Hoax
8. Ron Mueck Sculpture Photographs
9. Giant Rabbit Photographs
10. Progesterex - Sterility Date Rape Drug Hoax
11. Pictures of Lightning Striking a Plane in Japan
12. John Gebhardt Holding Injured Baby in Iraq
13. Record Alberta Whitetail Deer Photographs
14. World Record Size 'Piranha' Photographs
15. Marzipan Frosting Babies Hoax Email
16. Red Arrows Olympic Ban Petition
17. Anzhela - Russian Dating Scammer