On the morning of July 3, Mr. Nguyen Minh Viet (resident of Nha Trang area) confirmed that he had shared on social networks images of a marine creature with a special shape that he accidentally caught on a previous sea trip.
According to Mr. Viet, on June 30, when following a boat to the sea to fish, he suddenly caught a black creature with many tentacles and was still alive.
When pulled onto the boat, the creature with a slimy appearance and strange shape surprised him and those present.
Having never seen this species, this fisherman quickly released the creature back to the sea.
After the images and clip were posted on social networks, many people expressed curiosity, and at the same time gave many different opinions about the identity of this creature.
Mr. Viet said that he has been at sea for many years, but this is the first time he has encountered such a creature. People around him also said they have never seen this species.
According to some people's assessment, the creature Mr. Viet caught may be a sea lily.
According to Wikipedia, sea lilies are a group of marine animals belonging to the Crinoidea class, the Echinodermata.
This species is distributed in both shallow waters and deep seas, in which species without stems are also known as "haired starfish". Wikipedia also says that there are currently about 600 species of sea lilies and they were once very diverse in the past.
