Agony of the sembilang sting

Handle with care: An eel-tail catfish or ikan sembilang has fin spines or stingers which are venomous and can cause acute pain.

GEORGE TOWN: The sting of an eel-tail catfish or ikan sembilang will not kill you, but the pain is so extreme that you might think you are dying!

Angler Zuldanial Rullah Pawanchek, 26, learnt it the hard way while fishing under the Penang Bridge.