a “dwarf”-like creature with a “large” mouth swam through the river — or tried to, at least. But something pulled it out of the water, moved it around and dropped it in a smaller pool.

Its mouth can extend over half the length of the fish's body. The fish can protrude its jaws longer than any other on the planet. Peter Wainwright of UC Davis recorded this video of the wrasse ...

That’s when the fish he had stuck head first into his mouth wriggled further in and lodged in his airway. Struggling to breathe, Manikandan rushed out of the water trying to pull the fish out.

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