A giant eel is caught in Yantai, Shandong Province on Dec. 20, 2016. (Photo/iqilu.com)
(ECNS) -- A fisherman in Yantai, east China's Shandong Provine, caught a giant eel on Tuesday, attracting many citizens, according to a Xinhua report.
The conger eel measuring 1.86 meters weighed about 13 kg, with its thickest part 38 cm in perimeter, according to fisherman Yan Qinglu.
"I'm surprised to have caught such a big eel, as I have fished many years and it was the first time in my life, " Yan said. Another 68 year-old fisherman who grew up by the seaside said he had never seen an eel heavier than 10 kg.
The conger eel, also called "wolf tooth eel" in Chinese, gets its name for its powerful jaw. They usually live 50 to 80 meters down in the sea.
