{
  "id": 7585029,
  "title": "Visual ‘pirana’ di empangan Pahang dihantar ke IPP untuk sah spesies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/visual-pirana-di-empangan-pahang-dihantar-ke-ipp-untuk-sah-spesies",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T15:44:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/09/15/visual-pirana-di-empangan-pahang-dihantar-ke-ipp-untuk-sah-spesies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Fisheries Department of Pahang has sent a video and photographs of an allegedly red-mouthed piranha caught in Klau Pond, Raub, to the Institute of Aquatic Sciences (IPP) Glami Lemi in Negeri Sembilan for species confirmation. Head of Fisheries Adnan Hussain stated that the confirmation process is ongoing alongside the IPP while monitoring is conducted in collaboration with local inland fisherfolk and related agencies. The public is not to worry and discouraged from drawing any conclusions until the species confirmation is obtained, he added. The video and photographs were sent today after the Fisheries Department conducted an investigation into the claim of the sighting of the alien fish, which went viral on social media. Earlier, social media was abuzz with claims of the existence of a piranha in Klau Pond, including claims that the fish feeds on caiman, which sparked concern among netizens about the possibility of the alien species being present in the water body. The Fisheries Department's investigation found that the fish was caught using a net by a resident on August 26th last year before the video footage was shared via WhatsApp. According to the involved individual, only one piranha was caught on the day of the incident, while other catches included river catfish, Javanese catfish, zebra tilapia, and a peacock bass. However, the fish was found dead upon reaching the land before being discarded in a pit. The investigation also found that there have been no more such fish captures reported since the first incident. Fisheries Director Roslan Abu Hassan, today along with Deputy Land and Agricultural Office of Raub, police and Mukim Gali 2 Chief, also conducted a site inspection in addition to meeting local community members who witnessed the discovery.",
  "summary": "Klip video, gambar dihantar selepas Jabatan Perikanan Pahang siasat dakwaan penemuan ikan mungkin pirana perut merah di Empangan Klau.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Visual ‘pirana’ di empangan Pahang dihantar ke IPP untuk sah spesies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/visual-pirana-di-empangan-pahang-dihantar-ke-ipp-untuk-sah-spesies-7590315",
        "published": "2026-09-15T15:44:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}