Catching the idea was extinct 360 million years ago

It is reported that Indonesian fishermen caught strange fish, scientists in Japan, France, and Indonesia immediately brought the most advanced scientific equipment such as positioning machines, sound equipment . to the scene to study. Very quickly, international scientists have identified this strange preserved fish, a very rare breed of fish called Coelacanth .

Hand fin fish originated 360 million years

This is the oldest fish on earth. Fossils show that this fish has existed on Earth since 360 ​​million years ago. Current finfish compared to its ancestors have changed evolution but not much. Catching this fish makes the scientists very excited because they have a "living fossil" in their hands .

The pompano caught in Indonesia recently weighed about 50 kg, 1.3 m long, has legs. Scientists say the fish can grow to 2 m long, weighs about 90 kg.

Hand finfish have relatives close to the lung fish (lung fish) - a fish that has the ability to breathe by the lungs and breathe by the breath. Common finfish live in depths from 200 m to 1,000 m.

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The capture of handfin in Indonesia shocked the fishermen because the scientists still believed that the finfish was extinct at the same time as the dinosaurs. The archives show that in 1938 East African fishermen caught a handfin in the area off the Commoros Islands.

Fishermen tell stories of catching handfin

On the morning of May 19, fishermen Lahama, 48, and his son laid off in the area off the Malalayang River mouth near Manado city on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. The net of parents of Lahama fishermen catching seafood in the sea about 200 meters from shore.

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After releasing a 110-meter-long net with three hooks, for about three minutes, Mr. Lahama noticed that the net showed signs of catching a lot of fish. When he pulled the net up, he felt very heavy, so much so that his father's arms were hurt because of the pull back of the fish.

When did you think or was your net caught by corals? The two fishermen Lahama struggled with the net for about 30 minutes to pull up to a depth of about 20 m of water.

It was a beautiful day, quiet waves, clear and clear sea, light sunshine. Through the clear water, Mr. Lahama saw a very large fish no longer resist, obediently let the father and the fisher pull the net up.

Mr. Lahama thought he was dreaming when he saw a very strange, big fish in the net. The two eyes of this fish have a phosphorescent light that glows green. Especially the fish with legs makes its shape so fearful that Lahama fishermen said that if they catch this fish at night he will be very afraid and have to drop to the ocean immediately.

Mr. Lahama followed his father to fish from the age of 10, but so far he has never heard or seen such strange fish. Seeing the big fish, he was sure that he would sell at a high price, so he decided not to drag fish to the surface but to gather a corner near the shore so that everyone could see the strange fish.

Keep fish back because of superstition

The oldest fishermen in the area are invited to identify strange fish. Many people say that fish with legs is like a strange and very sacred fish, if caught on a fisherman it will have to be unhappy. To avoid the misfortune of fishermen and fishermen in the area, there is only one way to return fish to the ocean.

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Mr. Lahama, who is not a superstitious, decided to keep this fish. After being caught up for about 30 minutes, this fish is still alive, then it is released into the beach area with a crank net. This strange fish that survived 17 hours died, probably because there was no food.

Local fishermen have filmed and photographed the strange fish swimming in shallow water, preserving valuable images before the strange fish died. After death, this fish was preserved by the fishermen in cold ice.

After questioning Lahama fishermen about catching a strange fish, scientists in Japan, France, and Indonesia decided to operate this fish, taking genetic samples for research. Currently, strange fish are preserved and will be displayed at the oceanographic museum in Manado, Indonesia.

Nguyen Dai Phuong