These sizable fish can pack at least three to five rows of sharp teeth in its lower jaw, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History. The goliath grouper, which, according to FMNH, has been known to stalk humans and "conduct unsuccessful ambushes," took off with Sabir's spear and gun trailing behind.

Has a grouper ever eaten a human?

For example, The New York Times reported in 1895 that a fisherman caught a 1,500-pound Goliath grouper in the Gulf of Mexico. In the 1950s, two children jumped off a bridge in the Florida Keys but only one came up; the other child was said to have been eaten by a Goliath grouper.

Are Goliath groupers aggressive?

Recreational divers have expressed concern about human safety as goliath grouper repeatedly exposed to wounded or dead fish can become aggressive, and in extreme cases may harass divers with speared fish.