Real Life Fish Named After Chainsaw Man’s Most Adorable Character

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The movie Chainsaw Man: The Reze Arc has boosted the popularity of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s action-packed series to new levels. Although it’s unclear what MAPPA has planned for Denji and the other devil hunters in the future, the series is gaining a huge international following. This week brought a surprising announcement: scientists have named a newly discovered prehistoric fish after Pochita, the cute canine who gave Denji his powers and started everything in Chainsaw Man.

Scientists have discovered a new prehistoric fish and named it “Pochitaserra” because of its striking resemblance to the character Pochita from the manga Chainsaw Man. While this ancient fish doesn’t have any chainsaw powers, it’s still a remarkable find. The discovery was made as part of a larger collection of 241 fossils identified by a research team led by Dr. Jaime Villafana of the Catholic University of the Most Holy Conception. Scientist Martín Chávez-Hoffmeister explained the team’s playful naming choice, saying they wanted a memorable name that would appeal to a new generation of scientists – and many scientists are fans of pop culture! An image of the Pochitaserra is available below.

Pochita Makes It Big

If you’re interested in the science behind this discovery, you can read a summary of the research paper about the Pochita fish here. The Pacific coast of South America has a lot of well-preserved fossil records of cartilaginous fish, and the Bahía Inglesa Formation is a particularly important site. While many large fish fossils have been found there, very little research has focused on the tiny fossil fragments. This study presents the first detailed look at a new location in northern Chile containing these microfossils, with researchers examining over 300 kilograms of sediment to find and identify fish fossils smaller than one centimeter.

This study reports on 19 different types of ancient sharks and rays found in Bahía Inglesa, Chile, dating back to the Upper Miocene period. Researchers were able to identify five species, seven genera, three families, and four superorders. The findings are significant because they include the first-ever discovery of Sympterygia in the Americas, Dipturus from the Neogene period, and Rhinobatos from the Neogene period in South America. Furthermore, this research provides the first documented evidence of the basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) in South America and the leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) anywhere in the world. The study also introduces a new species of ray within the Dasyatis genus and a completely new genus and species of sawshark from the Pristiophoridae family. Overall, this represents the most extensive collection and detailed description of chondrichthyan microremains ever conducted in Chile.

Wow, this discovery is incredible, isn’t it? I’d love to hear your thoughts! Feel free to share them in the comments, and let’s discuss it all over at the ComicBook Forum.

Via Tokyo Weekender

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2025-11-13 20:40