Catch the 84-year-old red salmon

A fish off the western coast of Australia has been identified as a life expectancy of 84 years.

The red salmon (Centroberyx gerrardi) was caught off the coast of Western Australia in November 2013. This fish is 60cm long, while the maximum length of this fish is usually only 46cm. Scientists can only determine its age recently because they need to check its bones.

Giant red salmon lives up to 84 years old

'It is impossible to determine the age of a fish by looking at its appearance. So the lifespan of red salmon is not determined until its bones are recently tested at the Australian Department of Fisheries Hillarys Research Center , "Australian Fisheries Minister Ken Baston said.

The age of fish is determined by the number of rings developed in the inner ear bone , also known as auditory stones . The same method is used to find the age of the tree by calculating the number of rings on the trunk.

The bone analysis test showed that red salmon was born in 1929. This 84-year-old fish has surpassed the previous 78-year record of a trout Bodianus frenchii) and a pompano (Polyprion americanus) was also captured. off the coast of Western Australia.

Baston said a research project is also underway to assess the overall health of seafood resources in the south of the country. He encouraged fishing boats and commercial fish processing facilities in this area to support the bones of the fish required by the research team.