Giant and supergiant isopods, which are a type of crustacean ... This will probably affect the population and health of the fish and prawn we eat,” he added. Dr Conni Sidabalok, a researcher ...

The specimens were the bycatch of a fishing vessel in the South China Sea, which researchers later bought to study.

These specimens were not for eating, however ... Bathynomus isopods are divided into two size-based groups, researchers said. Giant species are 5.9 inches or shorter, while supergiants are ...