Officials said they’ve encountered this species before after people who owned them as pets released them into Texas waters. Getty Images/iStockphoto An invasive fish species related to the piranha was ...

A resident in the Texas Panhandle caught in a local lake an invasive fish species that's part of the piranha family. The invasive pacu fish was captured Tuesday at the Lake Meredith National ...

Texas officials are reminding pet owners about illegally releasing non-native fish into streams, lakes and other bodies of water. The warning comes after an angler caught an invasive fish with ...

What is a Pacu fish? The Pacu is a South American freshwater fish that's related to piranha but has key differences. The fish is vegetarian and has teeth that look similar to those of humans. The Pacu ...