The 5 meter long paddle fish is mistakenly thought to be a sea monster

A group of Chilean fishermen were happy to catch a 5-meter-long sea snake monster but in fact it was a giant paddle fish.

Giant paddle fish lures fishermen.

The massive 150kg paddle fish is as long as the three adults who were caught in the northern Chilean waters, near the Iquique resort, Mirror yesterday reported. At first, fishermen thought it was a sea monster. A fisherman filmed the animal that struggled along the deck while others discussed how to handle it.

Rodrigo Olivo, the fisherman's coordinator Caleta Cavancha, said the fishermen handed the fish to researcher Miguel Araya at the Arturo Prat University in Iquique."It is a big paddle fish, the fish is also called the king of herring. The stomach contains molluscs. Paddle fish often live in deep waters but will swim to shallow water when sick or sick. Araya is about to die, " said Araya.

Paddle fish (Regalecus glesne) is the longest vertebrate fish in the world. The largest paddle fish in history has a length of 11 meters while the heaviest one weighs 270kg. They have distinctive red fins and undulating ripples so they are easily mistaken for legendary sea snake monsters.