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North Carolina Fisherman Catches Piranha

North Carolina Fisherman Catches PiranhaThursday, July 05, 2007Print APJerry Melton holds a fish, apparently a piranha, that he recently caught in the Catawba River in North Carolina.MOUNT HOLLY, N.C. —  A fisherman looking to catch a catfish for dinner instead reeled in a fish that flashed its teeth and bit his knife.Jerry Melton, 46, was fishing in the Catawba River last week when he caught what state wildlife officials later identified as a piranha , a South American carnivorous fish that lives in freshwater."When I got it on the bank I didn't really know what it was; I hadn't seen anything like it before," Melton said.• Click here to visit FOXNews.com's Natural Science Center.When Melton opened the fish's mouth with a pocketknife, he said the fish bit down and left an impression on the blade.Wildlife officials told Melton on Saturday that he caught a 1 pound, 4 ounce piranha that was probably dumped in the river. Melton was fishing in Mount Holly, a town northwest of Charlotte.[FOX...

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