(Baonghean.vn) -A fish called "dragon pit" fish, more than 3.6m long and weighing about 25kg, was discovered and caught alive by two residents of Hoang Mai town when it drifted to the shore of this town.

The owner of the dragon fish lies lengthwise.

On the afternoon of April 13, Mr. Pham Xuan Chien and Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Duy (residing in Quynh Phuong ward, Hoang Mai town, Nghe An province) said they had just caught the above fish in the Quynh Phuong estuary area.

Mr. Chien said that at around 4 p.m. on April 13, he and Mr. Duy went to the ward's estuary to play and discovered a dragon fish drifting ashore. Immediately, the two brothers went down and pulled it ashore.

Crowds of curious people came to see.

“This fish is more than 3.6m long, weighs about 25kg, the largest part of the body is 30cm wide, the end of the tail is about 5-10cm. We have reported it to the ward officials but no one has said anything yet,” said Mr. Chien.

Hearing that Mr. Chien and Mr. Duy discovered and caught the strange “dragon pit fish”, hundreds of people from Quynh Phuong ward came to see. Mr. Chien is currently keeping this fish for the authorities to come and assess and decide how to handle it.

This fish is more than 3.6 m long and weighs about 25 kg. The dragonfish has tentacles in the front like a dragon's spout.

“I don’t know what to do with this fish yet. It’s still alive, I hope the authorities have some plan so we can know or let me handle it,” Mr. Chien added.

According to Mr. Chien, if no authorities come to inquire or have a plan, he will cut up the body and possibly bury it.

According to information from fishermen and anglers, this fish species is mentioned in folk legends as a "sea monster".

Through studying some scientific documents, the "appearance" of this fish species is similar to the oarfish, scientifically named Regalecus glesne, discovered in 1772 by a Norwegian biologist.

Ngo Phan