Nghe An: Fishermen caught nearly 5 kg of yellow croaker fish

The person who caught this rare fish is Mr. Hoang Van Bac (44 years old) in Hamlet 9, Nghi Tien Commune. Mr. Bac said that on the afternoon of November 9, while fishing in the sea near Nghi Thiet Port, a large fish suddenly caught the bait, and he had a lot of difficulty getting it onto the boat.

The fish suspected to be a golden croaker caught by Mr. Bac. Photo: Huy Thu

The fish that Mr. Bac caught was a sparkling yellow color, with light red fins, a white belly, and a bright yellow back like turmeric. The fish was 0.75 m long and weighed nearly 5 kg. Mr. Bac said: "Some people at sea offered to buy it for 2 million VND, but I didn't sell it."

Because he had been fishing for quite a long time, when he brought the fish to shore, Mr. Bac confirmed that it was a golden croaker.

Mr. Hoang Van Bac and the fish he just caught. Photo: Huy Thu

Due to the long journey, the fish was already weak when he brought it home. There was no large equipment at home, so Mr. Bac put the fish in the usual daily basin. The fish was too big, with its tail sticking out.

Hearing that Mr. Bac caught a golden croaker, many people in the commune came to see. Many people who have been going to sea for a long time confirmed that this is indeed a fish called golden croaker.

Local people came to Mr. Bac's house to see the fish in large numbers. Photo: Huy Thu

Sharing the joy of catching a rare fish, Mr. Bac said: "I have been going to sea for decades, but this is the first time I have caught this rare fish."

It is known that the yellow croaker is also known as the double-finned croaker, the sugar fish, the paper croaker, etc. The yellow croaker is a rare fish species. In addition to its high nutritional value, its bladder is also used as a self-consumed thread in medicine. Currently, the price of yellow croaker on the market is tens of millions of VND/kg.