Fishermen catch big fish with mysterious patterns on fish

Photographs of a big fish caught in the southern Philippines have become a controversial focus on social media, because it is a meticulous tattoo that makes people take each other to give an explanation.

The fish is caught by fishermen living in Lopez Jaena province, Misamis Occidental, and they immediately discover that its skin is covered with detailed art motifs, including a pictogram. The crown is above a shield, along with some very intertwined letters and leaves.

Close-up of a unique "tattoo" fish all over the world has caused a stir.

This drawing also caught the attention of passersby, some of whom quickly took pictures of the fish and posted it online.

Very quickly, big news sites noticed this story and eventually it became a hot topic that everyone talked about.

Big fish has attracted the attention of many local people.

This strange "tattoo" is obviously a human hand product, but how does it appear on a wild fish, no one knows. Thousands of people commented on photos posted by GMA News website.

One of the most rational comments on "tattoo" on the big fish belongs to a netizen named Steve Clark. He wrote: "It was probably created by a piece of trash or a piece of cloth that wrapped up the skin of the fish and after a while the picture on it was printed on its skin. I think so."

Some people have taken these photos and they have been transmitted at a dizzying speed.

However, there are also opinions that the fish is the embodiment of a certain god, or claims it is a sign of the Apocalypse. Others think the fish may have escaped from a fish farm where ocean scientists studied the fish with this strange symbol.

It took a few days after this story spread all over, people got a satisfactory answer. Zosimo Tano, a 41-year-old fisherman, caught the fish, explaining the truth behind the news of the "tattooed fish" reported by other fishermen after watching on television.

This shirt is the reason why the big fish suddenly has "tattoos" on them.

Turns out, the 24kg green marlin fish that he caught had no tattoos at all. The figure on it is due to the shirt he used to wrap around the fish at that time.

"It doesn't have a tattoo. I couldn't imagine the print on the shirt I used to wrap the fish on, like that," Zosimo told ABS-CBN News.

Zosimo Tano, the catcher of the fish, explains the truth to the truth behind the story.