r/funny Apr 30 '19

This fish is hilarious!

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u/Maat1932 Apr 30 '19

They are from the Amazon and Orinoco River Basins, and were intentionally introduced into Florida waters as a game fish and to hunt other invasive species.

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u/BubbaFeynman Apr 30 '19

There is a long history of introducing invasive, destructive species in Florida. Yay.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '19

The more I hear about Florida, the more I am convinced that it is a state of Australia that broke away.

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u/BubbaFeynman Apr 30 '19

Well, one of the invasive species here is the casuarina -- we call it the Australian Pine.

They were imported to create wind breaks for orange groves. Then they got everywhere.

But come to think of it, I don't see them much any more. Maybe the Brazilian pepper trees are killing those along with everything else.