An American fisherman caught something that looks more like a character in science fiction films or a creepy fossil fish. The giant, which turned out to be an ordinary catfish, weighs about fifty kilos. Is this a natural anomaly, or is it common for these fish?
Here's a fairy tale for real men: a fisherman from North Carolina, USA, claims to have pulled a huge catfish out of the water, weighing 50.8 kg! Ryan Brewington says he was fishing at Fair River when he felt an unusually strong dash. After a half-hour struggle, he finally managed to drag the giant to land and immobilize the prey. But what is it, a real catfish or a huge mutant, it is not known how it got into open waters?
In fact, by catfish standards, this is far from the largest representative of this family. Science knows cases when a huge fish reached up to 400 kilograms of weight, while the length of individual specimens reached 5 meters. Catfish is a predator that lures prey by wiggling its long, worm-like whiskers. This is a very smart and greedy fish, whose appetites grow with it. Large catfish can attack dogs, livestock and even hunt humans.
Among the many species of catfish, there are also exotic ones: for example, the African electric catfish (Malapterurus electricus) has the ability to generate such powerful electrical charges that they kill animals that come to the watering hole.