65kg ‘monster catfish’ caught in Indonesian river… the sale price

(Jakarta = Yonhap News) Correspondent Hyemi Seong = A ‘monster catfish’ weighing 65 kg was caught in a river in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Fishing a 65kg ‘monster catfish’ in an Indonesian river

[페이스북 @Maz Raden, 재판매 및 DB금지]

According to Khumparan and others on the 30th, residents succeeded in catching a huge catfish while fishing in the Padang River in Tvingtingi, North Sumatra, on the 27th.

Called ‘Wallago leeri’ or ‘Tapah fish’, this fish is a freshwater catfish that lives in Southeast Asia. is called

When the six villagers fishing in the Padang River got caught in the hook of a monster catfish, they all rushed to it, and after a struggle, they pulled it out of the water.

A video of residents delighting in holding a monster catfish the size of a human went viral on social media.

Originally known as edible, the fish was sold to a resident for 700,000 rupiah (60,000 won).

Catfish between 3 and 5 kg caught by Indonesian fishermen from rivers are usually sold at 80,000 rupiah (7,000 won) per kg in the market.

Catfish caught in Sumatra rivers are becoming increasingly difficult to catch while demand is steadily increasing, local residents said.

65 kg catfish caught in the Padang River in Sumatra, Indonesia
65 kg catfish caught in the Padang River in Sumatra, Indonesia

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