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Chapter 581 - 581 568 The Terrifying Parasitic Catfish

581: Chapter 568: The Terrifying Parasitic Catfish 581: Chapter 568: The Terrifying Parasitic Catfish “Holy shit, can someone tell me how many kilograms is 350 pounds?

That’s got to be an exaggeration, right?”

“One pound is about 0.9 jin!

So, 350 pounds is roughly over 300 jin!”

“Damn, a 300-jin catfish?

Isn’t that thing going to eat people?

Isn’t this a bit too ridiculous?”

Yue Feng: “Before coming to the Amazon, I did some research with the baby at the shop.

Every year in the Amazon, there are adults who disappear underwater,

There is a documented case of an attack where a catfish attacked a person, swallowed an adult whole leaving only two legs sticking out, and during the swallowing process, it accidentally got stuck and was killed by a rescuer and taken to the local police station!

This case can be looked up, and those with guts can search for photos and information!”

“I can relate to what Brother Feng said.

The aquarium fish from the catfish family are notoriously combined creatures.

Before going to bed, the fish in the tank was still safe and sound, but when I woke up, the catfish at the bottom of the tank lay there with a full belly while the other fish of similar size had vanished!

It feels like these creatures attack their prey based on their own size, as long as it’s slightly smaller than themselves, they dare to swallow it down!”

“Add one for the upper floor, my Fortune Cat is such a combined creature, it has cost me several expensive fish!”

While Yue Feng was interacting with the live stream viewers, the fishing rod secured on the gunwale suddenly started making a clicking noise as the line was pulled out.

Yue Feng was about to speak when he stopped mid-sentence, and the headlamp on Zhou Jie’s head quickly swept over the fishing rod.

The thumb-thick tip of the rod was trembling slightly.

The next second, with a whoosh, the rod tip jerked downwards sharply, increasing the speed at which line was pulled out.

“Holy fuck!

We’ve got a bite!” Yue Feng, already prepared, grabbed the fishing rod firmly and lifted it with force to set the hook.

The strength from underwater was significant, but Yue Feng, with his excellent equipment, didn’t face much practical trouble.

The Stella heavy-duty reel felt like overkill for ordinary fish.

After several bursts of struggling, which slightly weakened, Yue Feng forcefully reeled in the line and dragged it back with brute force.

When the fish was pulled to the side of the ship, everyone got a clear view of the unlucky catch.

It was roughly thirty to forty pounds in size, a little different from the freshwater catfish in China; silver-white, streamlined body, broad forehead, and a big mouth.

It looked a bit like a shark from the ocean, with the only significant difference being the many whiskers above its mouth.

Yue Feng pulled the fish to the side of the boat, and Barbaro and Zhou Jie together lifted the fish onto the boat!

Yue Feng: “It looks like Barbaro’s secret bait worked.

In less than ten minutes, we caught a catfish that’s at least over thirty pounds!

Look at its broad forehead and mouth!

We can take a picture with it!”

Yue Feng tried lifting the fish with both hands.

“Nice size, so fat and big!

If you caught such a big guy in China, you could brag for years!”

“What species is this, any experts recognize it?”

“I don’t know!

It looks pretty fierce, it must also be very imposing if kept in an aquarium!”

“If I am not mistaken, it should be a Six-bearded Catfish, but the color is a bit light, a little different from the farm-bred ones!”

As the live stream room was discussing what species the fish was, Fabio suddenly shouted something in Portuguese next to them.

After hearing it, Zhou Jie quickly called out: “Brother Feng, don’t move!”

Yue Feng was relishing the joy of the catch with his live stream audience when a sudden voice startled him into alertness.

“What’s up?”

Zhou Jie called out, “The Captain wants you to put the fish on the deck, there’s something wrong with this one!”

Feeling anxious upon hearing this, Yue Feng did as the Captain had asked and set the fish down.

Fabio squatted down, shone his headlamp on the side of the fish near its fin, and casually pulled off two small fish about the size of the common freshwater striped Raphael catfish.

Yue Feng examined them closely and asked curiously, “What are these?

Some special breed of leech or something else?”

Zhou Jie explained, “These are parasitic catfish!

Extremely dangerous fish!

Don’t be fooled by their small size, they are more dangerous than piranha!”

“Poisonous?” Yue Feng’s first impression was to consider the presence of toxin, for with such a small size, it was hard to imagine any other capability that could make them more dangerous than the ferocious piranha.

Zhou Jie shook his head, “Under normal circumstances, these parasitic catfish will attach themselves to the surface of various fish or inside their mouths, sustaining themselves on blood!

But in certain situations, when startled, they will burrow into a person’s body through wounds or natural orifices!

There have been many incidents locally where parasitic catfish have entered through the genitals or the anus, causing internal bleeding, and ultimately leading to infection and death!”

Hearing this, Yue Feng suddenly felt a chill down there, as if a parasitic catfish had already burrowed inside him.

“Fuck, they just burrow in without negotiation?”

“So terrifying!

Wouldn’t one die if it burrowed inside?”

“Brother Feng, we can’t mess with this, let’s get out of here!

What if it burrows into our butthole and gnaws through the intestines!”

Yue Feng swallowed hard, feeling a bit shaky, “I just held it briefly, it surely can’t just burrow in that easily, right?

Should I check it out?”

Barbaro looked Yue Feng up and down; to avoid mosquito bites, Yue Feng was covered head to toe in Sunscreen Clothing, wrapped up so tightly that not even a spot of skin was exposed.

“You’re fine, don’t be overly anxious!

They’re not leeches, they can’t actively penetrate a person’s skin defense!” Barbaro said very calmly.

As if to prove his point, Barbaro calmly took the two parasitic catfish that the Captain had removed from the fish.

The belly of these two fish was slightly swollen, probably from being engorged with blood, and their slender heads kept burrowing in his palm, as if looking for an opening to penetrate.

“Isn’t it dangerous to hold them in your hand like that?” Yue Feng watched for a long time, even giving them a close-up shot with the drone, which in night vision mode, made the constantly squirming fish look a bit spooky.

Barbaro shook his head, “I assure you, there’s no danger in holding them in your hand, you can try it if you like!”

Since Barbaro had assured him, Yue Feng was daring enough to spread his palm and take one of the wriggling little fish.

The small fish kept writhing in his palm, and at the very tip, he could faintly feel a burrowing force; one could imagine that if it were to penetrate a human body, it would have no trouble moving deep inside in a very short time.

After triple checking, Yue Feng finally relaxed completely; if this creature actually burrowed somewhere it shouldn’t, nothing would taste good anymore!

This little incident had cost so much trouble that Yue Feng lost his interest in continuing to photograph and show off his catch.

The thirty-plus pound fish looked sizable, but it was far from meeting Yue Feng’s expectations.

The bait was still on the hook, so he released the unfortunate catfish and continued to cast and fish.