One fish with weird smile recently went viral on social media TikTok. The animal was observed in a canal in Cape Coral, located in Florida, United States, and the footage became popular thanks to the animal's teeth, which resemble a human smile.
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The video, which is extremely strange, was recorded by Frankie Nickole in August last year, but it was successful again on the social network, with more than seven million views. Click hereto watch the footage.
“That's why I don't swim in rivers,” said Frankie, evidencing his fear of possible frightening sightings like this one. The audience that watched the video apparently agrees with her. One of the netizens went so far as to say that this is “that's why I'm afraid of fish”.
The fish in the video is a toothed seabream, which has also been observed in other regions. In this sense, every time a toothed sea bream is registered, success on social networks is practically guaranteed. In addition, he is very famous among fishermen due to his difficult temperament, which makes him very difficult to catch.
It is a fish that is part of the sparidae family, found on the Brazilian coast. It prefers habitats with shallow water, rocky bottoms and reefs, where it lives in small schools. Furthermore, they can occasionally be found in brackish water in estuaries.
An interesting curiosity is that sea breams have several very characteristic stripes along their body, which led to the name “convict fish” in the USA, that is, condemned fish.
Contrary to what one might imagine, this fish with teeth did not arise as a result of a super mutation caused by exposure to radiation or chemicals, for example. The truth is that his teeth are quite natural.
Experts point out that the toothed bream does not pose a risk to swimmers or fishermen, although it has its strange teeth and its dorsal fins are very sharp. The fish, moreover, is much sought after by fishermen due to its tasty meat, and can reach up to 90 centimeters in length.
