PATTAYA – A man was hospitalised after being stung by a venomous fish while lying on Jomtien Beach in Pattaya, local officials said.
According to a Facebook post by Pattaya Municipal Enforcement on 19 January 2026, the man was found unconscious near Jomtien Beach Soi 1. Responding officers said he had been pierced in the left hand by a fish spine, causing severe pain and numbness on one side of his body. He was given first aid before being taken to Pattaya City Hospital by the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation.
The fish was identified as Plotosus lineatus, known as a striped eel catfish, is commonly found swimming in schools. Its dorsal and pectoral fin spines contain venom that can cause intense pain and complications in people who are allergic.
