Dead water monster washed up at Lach Quen estuary (Quynh Luu)
(Baonghean.vn) - In the early morning of June 2, people of Manh Son, Tien Thuy commune (Quynh Luu) went to catch snails in the Hang Trau area right at the entrance of Lach Quen and discovered a large dead fish washed ashore.
The fish is nearly 5 meters long, the largest part (head) is nearly 1 meter in diameter, and is estimated to weigh nearly 1 ton. According to local people, this is a retractable shark (as the locals call it), a very rare fish in this sea area. It may have gotten lost in shallow water, the tide went down quickly, so it got stranded and died. Because the fish's body was still fresh, there were no signs of scratches. According to research, this is a large-mouth shark, with a mouth cavity that shines like silver and a jaw full of small teeth that curl like hooks. The head of this shark is very large but the eyes are extremely small, with 5 pairs of gill slits. It is a deep-sea monster.
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| Megamouth shark died in Quen creek |
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| Location of dead shark, behind Trau cave, Lach Quen estuary, Tien Thuy commune |
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| Teeth arranged in layers and curved inward |
Nhat Thanh
(Quynh Luu Cultural and Information Center)
