Testicle-eating fish have arrived in the wild waters of New Jersey.
Pacu — which sometimes mistake human genitals for their favorite snack of tree nuts — have been found swimming just 15 miles outside of New York City.
Retired bus driver Tom Boylan, 77, was stunned to hook a 10-inch cousin of the Piranha at Third Ward Veterans Memorial Park in Passaic on Saturday.
“I would say ‘shocked’ is a good way to describe how I felt,” he told NorthJersey.com.
The discovery of the Amazon-native exotic fish comes after two New Guinea men reportedly died from blood loss after a Pacu chowed down on their private parts.
“Most likely, someone had it in their fish tank and it grew too big, so they dumped it,” Pat Egan, manager at Absolutely Fish, told The Bergen Record after identifying the fish.
“We call them ‘tank busters.’ We don’t even sell them because they grow so big,” he added.
The critters, which can weigh up to 55-pounds and grow to 4-feet in length, have already sparked panic after being discovered in Denmark, France and Illinois.
But worried swimmers shouldn’t be too concerned until spring — the fish reportedly can’t survive cold temperatures so they won’t be around during the winter.
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