A giant devil catfish caught in the river
July 01
11:50
2023
By Akshya Rout
Jajpur,July 1 : A giant devil catfish locally called ‘Goonch ‘ was caught in the river Brahmani near the village Barahamapur under Dharmasala block of Jajpur district on Friday . The big fish weighing 40 kilograms amazed hundreds of people near the river bank.
A fisherman netted the giant fish on Friday morning . Initially he could not lift the fish from the net. Later, he with the help of other fishermen managed to bring the giant fish to the shore.
Many locals took selfies and videos of the giant fish and uploaded them on social media platforms. The giant fish was later purchased by a man at Rs Rs8000 in the fish market. It is the largest fish sold in the local fish market .
