CNN.com : 70 people injured in Argentine fish attack

**badkuk** · December 27th, 2013 10:50 AM

CNN.com : 70 people injured in Argentine fish attack

70 people injured in Argentine fish attack
By Elwyn Lopez and Dana Ford, CNN
December 27, 2013 -- Updated 0127 GMT (0927 HKT)

(CNN) -- Their Christmas Day did not go as planned.

About 70 people were injured Wednesday when a swarm of carnivorous fish attacked at a beach near the city of Rosario, on the Parana River, Argentina's state-run Telam news agency reported.

It described the fish as a relative of the piranha.

No one was killed.

But swimmers suffered various injuries, including a 7-year-old girl who lost a part of one of her pinky finger, Telam said.

Ricardo Biasatti, sub secretary of Natural Resources for the province of Santa Fe, described the incident to the agency as "isolated and insignificant," when the size of the river is taken into consideration.

Julian Aguilar, president of a local fisherman's group, also downplayed it, saying the likelihood of such an event happening again was low, as attacks by this type of fish on humans are "occasional."

The area is a popular swimming spot this time of year in Argentina, where it is summer.

The wound on the guy's toe reminded me of a catfish featured in River Monsters:

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**holdencaulfield** · December 27th, 2013 12:22 PM

badkuk, fan ka ni jeremy wade ah?
do you have any predatory or monster fish/es in keep?

i like piranhas but i'm no fan of them. my bro in law used to keep em. i think their not really aggressive coz he dips his hand in the tank to clean the "in" sides. the piranhas scamper at a corner.
one specie that i know agressive is the "black" piranha.

**greenlyt** · December 27th, 2013 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by holdencaulfield

badkuk, fan ka ni jeremy wade ah?
do you have any predatory or monster fish/es in keep?

lagi ko rin pinapanood yan river monsters
ser Holden meron kang alaga ganyan fish?
gusto ko rin mag-alaga ng ganyan, palitan ko na yun Koi ko
gusto ko rin bumili ng white tip shark dati kaso maliit lang yun fish tank ko,
kaya I have to settle for a banded shark na lang

**lowslowbenz** · December 27th, 2013 12:41 PM

Buti nalang sa Argentina yan.

Kung dito sa Pilipinas yan ........ ihaw and paksiw ang mga yan.

Tao ang a-attack sa fish .....

**holdencaulfield** · December 27th, 2013 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by greenlyt

lagi ko rin pinapanood yan river monsters
ser Holden meron kang alaga ganyan fish?
gusto ko rin mag-alaga ng ganyan, palitan ko na yun Koi ko
gusto ko rin bumili ng white tip shark dati kaso maliit lang yun fish tank ko,
kaya I have to settle for a banded shark na lang

di ako mahilig sa piranha ser. walang amor sakin. mga monster fishes ko puro polypteridae. mostly lower jaw species ser.
white tip at black tip nga common sa cartimar. ilang taon na yang banded mo ser at ilang gallons yung tank mo? nakakita ako dati ng mga malalaki niyan. around 2-3 feet ata? diyan din sa cartimar.

Originally Posted by lowslowbenz

Buti nalang sa Argentina yan.

Kung dito sa Pilipinas yan ........ ihaw and paksiw ang mga yan.

Tao ang a-attack sa fish .....

true! panahon pa ni marcos banned na ang mga pygocentrus species dito kasi sabi ng BFAR baka may luko-luko daw na maghagis sa tubig natin.
ang kaso sa dami ng patay gutom satin, yari yan at isa pa, sabi ng mga keepers, sensitive ang mga piranha sa pollution at kailangan nila ng well oxygenated water to thrive.
pero siempre, mahirap na baka maya maka pag adapt sa water conditions natin. sa marikina at pasig wala ng mga basusrerong makakalusong lahat "missing".

**greenlyt** · December 27th, 2013 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by holdencaulfield

di ako mahilig sa piranha ser. walang amor sakin. mga monster fishes ko puro polypteridae. mostly lower jaw species ser.
white tip at black tip nga common sa cartimar. ilang taon na yang banded mo ser at ilang gallons yung tank mo? nakakita ako dati ng mga malalaki niyan. around 2-3 feet ata? diyan din sa cartimar.

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langya ser holden napa google tuloy ako, gano kalalaki na yun mga polypteridae mo? nasa aquarium sila?
ako kung magaalaga ako sa fish pond ko ilalagay
patay na yun banded shark ko matagal na, 50 gal. lang yun tank ko, clown fish na lang natitira dati may sea snail kaso mukhang kinain na nun clown fish ko hindi ko na nakikita
dati may dogfaced puffer ako kaso wala na rin

**badkuk** · December 27th, 2013 01:32 PM

Not a monster fish keeper sir, wala nang tiyaga maglinis ng aquarium

re piranha: alam ko nagiging aggressive lang yan pag gutom or breeding.

i remember Candiru Asu from the "Amazon Assassins" episode. Pagkasabi naman is that they attack corpses, etc., pero it seems(kung candiru asu nga) they attack the live ones as well. Eto rin yung episode na me candiru(different subspecies) na pumasok dun sa d_ck ng isang mama. Ang masama pa nun, me barbs daw yung isdang yan kaya nahirapan hugutin. Grabe hinimatay siguro sa sakit yung taong yun

Re monster fish: have seen the ff at Cartimar:

goliath tiger fish
piraiba
paddlefish
sturgeon

**lowslowbenz** · December 27th, 2013 02:23 PM

OT:

How true is it that the Pasig and Marikina rivers are now home to giant (mutated) janitor fish?

**170kphlang** · December 27th, 2013 02:34 PM

^ that's possible pero wala pa naman nababalita na may nahuli na ganun sa pasig and marikina river. biggest i had before nung may aquarium ako is around 8 inches, mga 5-6 ata average nila, kapag may nahuli na 1 foot or more nakakatakot na yun :D

**badkuk** · December 27th, 2013 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by 170kphlang

^ that's possible pero wala pa naman nababalita na may nahuli na ganun sa pasig and marikina river. biggest i had before nung may aquarium ako is around 8 inches, mga 5-6 ata average nila, kapag may nahuli na 1 foot or more nakakatakot na yun :D

Max. (natural) size nila is 2 feet:

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