Face shark who loses Turkish fishermen

Fishermen in Mersin city, south of Turkey caught a 1 meter long shark, whose head looked like a human face, Mirror yesterday reported.

This is a rare thresher shark (scientific name is rare, endangered Alopias vulpinus) . It attracted attention after being taken to a shop in the city fish market.

The rare shark has human-like eyes, nose and mouth parts.(Photo: CEN).

Many merchants and customers come here to take photos with a strange shaped shark. They even gave the fish a pair of glasses to highlight the part that looks like its human eyes, nose and mouth.

Faruk Polat, president of the Mersin City Fisheries Association, said it was not a fierce shark. In some countries, it is also respected and worshiped.

Many curious people came to see, even gave a pair of glasses.(Photo: CEN).

"However, in Turkey we only consider it a fish. We call it human face because it has the same eyes, nose and mouth , " Polat explained.

" This shark is thought to be very good for people with diabetes. Many scientific studies prove it helps regulate blood sugar. Therefore, we decided to freeze and sell the fish to customers. Polat said: "If it really helps people with the disease, we will be very happy."