Nation ‘Straight out of… hell’: This massive, creepy fish washed up on a Texas shore January 27, 2023Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Straight out of… hell’: This massive, creepy fish washed up on a Texas shore The 4-foot long American eel, discovered on a Texas beach by Jace Tunnel of the University of Texas Marine Science Institute, is "as big as they get."