Catch the 150-year-old monster

A giant Atlantic flounder, dubbed the "sea monster" with a weight of up to 197kg and a life span of about 150 years, bitten off the coast of Norway.

Shortly after being taken ashore, this 'water monster' was transferred to Hull, Yorkshire so that experts based on its weight estimated the number of years of 'life expectancy'.

The age of fish can be up to 150 years

Fish meat can provide food for more than 500 people

Sentence off the coast of Norway

Close up of 150-year-old sea monster

Dean Roberts, a fish merchant said: 'This is a true sea monster, with a lifetime of up to 150 years. Each year this fish can increase by one kg of weight. Its body weighs 169kg, which is not including head weight ' , and can provide food to more than 500 people.

Earlier, in July, a German named Marco Liebenow also caught a giant flounder with a length of 2.7m, weighed 232kg after 90 minutes of fighting fiercely with this 'monster' .

This giant flounder thrives in cold waters in the North Atlantic Ocean and they can grow up to 4.5m (15 feet) in size.