Fangs... but no fear at Hunny
SEA life experts have made assurances the discovery of a piranha-like predator off the coast of Hunstanton is not a cause for concern.
Two Ray's Bream have been found on the Norfolk coast in the past week despite them only usually being found in southern waters.
One was delivered to Hunstanton's Sea Life Sanctuary after being washed up on the beach. Centre staff are unsure what has brought the fish into this area but it could be rising water temperatures.
Manager Nigel Croasdale said: "There's obviously a big group in The Wash but they are not going to be out there in their thousands. It isn't going to be enough to change the eco-system."
The last reported sighting of a Ray's Bream locally was in Heacham in 2005, but before that it was Bacton, near Cromer, in 1972. However last month three were found in the Moray Firth North Sea inlet in Scotland.
Sanctuary aquarist Rob Meyer said: "Because it looks such a ferocious fish people might well be worried about going in the sea or letting pets splash in the tide edge, but they've nothing to fear.
"It might look a bit like a big piranha and it certainly has sharp teeth, but it never uses them on anything as big as a person, or even a very small dog."
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