What is a giant crocodile-like monster that is storming the Internet?

The photo shows a monster with a long crocodile's muzzle, but it has an eel's body. What creature is it?

With the long body of the giant arowana, but the elongated head with a sharp tooth, the monster snapshot below is being shared at breakneck speed on Facebook.

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Many people are confused what this is?

Specifically, this strange creature washed up on a beach at Swansea (England). According to what the photographer shared, it was like a Frankenstein monster, assembled between the eel's body, or a giant eel with the head of a crocodile. The photo quickly spread violently because of its " panic " .

Netizens accordingly also put many theories about this monster. Many people suspect, this is just a Photoshop product, simply because it is "too virtual".

Others believe, this is just a giant pit fish (fierce fish species, a relatively long body, living popularly in many seas around the world). However, fish holes have sharp teeth but the muzzle is quite short, unlike the creature in the image.

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The shape of Hairtail is not suitable for the creature in the image.

Others believe, this is the sea ​​arowana Oarfish is famous for its ability to predict earthquakes. But like the pit fish, Oarfish's snout is also short and unlike the other strange monsters.

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Image of oarfish sea dragon fish.

So what is that creature in the end? According to fish expert - director of the Australian Fisheries Museum - Mark McGrouther, this is essentially a snakehead fish - pike eel - a nocturnal fish full of contours of the strange monster.

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Pike Eel.

Called fish, but actually this is an eel species, has a scientific name is Muraenesox bagio. They live in the Pacific Ocean, and often come to the bottom of estuaries and coastal waters to feed. In Vietnam, snakehead fish is the preferred material for . delicious fish stock.

McGrouther said that the eel has a long elongated jaw, large, sharp teeth and some teeth like saw blades on either side of the edge. They can dive at a depth of 100m to feed.

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The terrible teeth of snakehead fish.

This animal is only about 1.8 meters long in the real world and doesn't look as horrible as in the picture. According to McGrouther, the shooting angle and image quality made it more impressive.