Debate Rages Over What Kind of Nightmare Fish This Is

The world can be a truly bizarre place.

There are countless animals on this planet that we've never seen, and in many cases, we don't even know they exist.

Take this viral video for example...

Watch as a fish swims of to a hole and devours the catfish as they swim through it.

Clearly, we know these are catfish that are unknowingly swimming to their doom, but...what kind of nightmare is the fish that's eating them?

Strange Fish Eating Other Fish Video

As you'll see in this video that's making it's rounds on social media, one enterprising fish figured out where catfish were swimming through a hole to get into the river.

Once he figured this out, he just swam up to the hole and held his mouth open for an easy dinner.

What has everyone debating online is, what kind of fish is this, or even, is this even a fish at all? That's exactly what we'd like your help with.

If anyone can properly identify this creepy dumpster fire of a fish, it's people from Acadiana.

It would help if we knew where this video was shot, but unfortunately after doing some digging on the web, we came up empty handed in finding out where this video was taken.

That being said, let's talk about a few things we do know and maybe it will help in figuring out what king of fish this is in the video.

What Kind Of Fish Eat Other Fish?

Fish that eat other fish are called piscivores, and they are a type of carnivorous fish. These predatory fish are adapted to hunting, capturing, and consuming smaller fish.

Some types of freshwater piscivores include bass, perch and walleye, gar, and even certain types of catfish.

Saltwater piscivores include sharks, groupers, tuna, swordfish, snappers, and barracuda.

With all of this being said, what the heck kind of fish are we seeing in this video?

Checking out the comments on the video, the proper identification of the fish has sparked a heated debate.

From pike, barracuda, Nile perch, alligator gar, pirate perch, and many more, the comment section is hot with people trying to figure out what type of fish this really is...if it's a fish at all.

Many people think the fish in the video isn't actually a fish at all, but a hand puppet.

So, what type of fish do you think this is, or do you think this is in fact a hand puppet?

Let us know!

Watch the video here at newsbreak.com.