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Watch: Brazilian woman discovers fish with strange human-like teeth

The Brazilian woman bought the fish for $49 (over Rs 4,000) on December 30.

The woman was taken aback by the unusual discovery (Image source: @paulamoreiraor/Instagram)

While preparing dinner, Paula, a Brazilian business owner vacationing with her family, was stunned to find human-like teeth in a fish she had bought from a beach vendor.

As reported by The Daily Star, Paula cleaned the fish and set it on the grill, she was taken aback by an odd discovery: its teeth looked strikingly similar to human ones. Alarmed by the incident, Paula shared the video on her Instagram handle, which landed her discovery in the headlines.

The now-viral video shows the fish placed on the grill and Paula opening its mouth to show the human-like teeth to her viewers. “Found on the beach of Porto Velho in Anchieta ES. Does anyone know what fish this is?” she captioned the video.

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Speaking to DailyMail, Paula explained that the fish was one of three her family had bought for $49 (over Rs 4,000) on December 30, after a beach outing with her grandmother, who has Alzheimer’s disease. They hadn’t noticed the fish’s unusual features until they returned to their rental to prepare the family dinner.

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“I was shocked when I saw that fish. I thought it was so bizarre and funny at the same time. That’s why I took my phone and recorded that video and posted at my Instagram account,” DailyMail quoted Paula.

Soon after the video came to light, social media swamped the comment section with their reactions, leaving it with over five million views. “His tooth is better than mine,” a user wrote. “Wow, he has more teeth than my coworker,” another user commented.

“This is an unsuccessful reincarnation,” a third user reacted.