Monster from the deep: Fishermen stunned after netting freaky fish in south China
- Mr Leung caught the fish with friends in Guangdong Province, south China
- He described the 30-inch-long creature as ferocious with two rows of fangs
- The catch is now in a glassh tank as the fisherman was too scared to eat it
A fisherman in south-east China was left baffled when he caught a fish that looked like something out of a horror movie.
Mr
Leung from the city of Jiangmen in Guangdong Province was working on
the West River with friends on Tuesday when he caught the ‘monster
fish,’ reported Huanqiu.com, an affiliation of the People’s Daily Online.
He
described the 30-inch-long creature as ferocious with a bite like a
crocodile. Mr Leung didn’t dare to eat it, instead he has put it in a
fish tank so visitors can see it.
Monster: A fisherman in south-east China was shocked when he caught a rare fish with razor sharp teeth
Creature from the deep: Mr Leung was working on the West River with friends today when he caught the fish
Talking to
reporters, Mr Leung said he has been working as a fisherman for more
than 20 years and in all that time he has never seen a fish like this
before.
He said: ‘I suddenly felt my net become really heavy and then I saw the large fish.
'It had a slender head and its whole body looked black with a white belly.’
He held its mouth open and revealed two full rows of fang-like teeth.
Mr Leung added because he didn’t know what it was he didn’t dare to eat it for fear of being poisoned.
The fish has been temporarily placed in a fish tank in a restaurant in the village for guest to enjoy.
Although
Mr Leung said he had never seen anything like it before, the fish does
look similar to a gar (Lepisosteiformes) but it also resembles a
paddlefish.
Gar is a heavily armoured fish that dates back to the Cretaceous period.
According to Encyclopedia.com, they are usually found in North and Central America.
Paddlefish is one of the largest freshwater fish in the world.
According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature it is critically endangered due to historical overfishing and habitat degradation.
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