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packman

(16,296 posts)
Fri Aug 6, 2021, 12:51 PM Aug 2021

Fish has better teeth than I do



Sheepshead “have human-like incisors and molars” to help crush their food, and enjoy shrimp and oysters, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.

People on social media, of course, were eager to show off their biting humor.

“Needs to floss,” one wrote on the pier’s Facebook. “Mr Ed is missing his dentures,” cracked someone else. “I know people who would love to have that many teeth,” joked yet another.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sheepshead-human-like-teeth_n_610bf7fee4b041dfbaa67a43


I remember catching my first sheepshead and being freaked out by those human-like teeth - totally unexpected.
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Fish has better teeth than I do (Original Post) packman Aug 2021 OP
Yikes! Bayard Aug 2021 #1
Photoshopped by the ADA? Sneederbunk Aug 2021 #2
The Pacu has teeth like humans too TexasBushwhacker Aug 2021 #3

TexasBushwhacker

(20,214 posts)
3. The Pacu has teeth like humans too
Sat Aug 7, 2021, 09:07 PM
Aug 2021

They're a relative of the piranha and they are an invasive species in the US.

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