Identify the 'strange' fish weighing 2 tons in Quang Tri

As PV reported, on the afternoon of April 6, a strange fish caught fishermen in Trung Giang commune, Gio Linh district (Quang Tri). The head is similar to the whale, the tail is like a shark, the whole body is black and white, with the length of more than 4 meters, the diameter is about 1m, the mouth is 0.8m wide, weighs more than a ton.

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Whale shark that Quang Tri fishermen caught on April 6. (Photo: VTC News)

Through the photos posted on the mass media, scientists from the Institute of Oceanography (Institute of Science and Technology of Vietnam) said the 'strange' fish that Quang Tri fishermen caught was the whale shark . Prof. Dr. Vo Si Tuan, Deputy Director of Oceanography Institute said on April 13.

Whale shark, also known as whale shark, jellyfish (Rhincodon typus) can be found in the sea areas of Thailand, Maldives, Red Sea, Western Australia, Puerto Rico, Philippines . In Vietnam, fish This is often present in the Gulf of Tonkin, the South China Sea and the Southwest Sea. This is the largest species of shark today and a rare species of fish that has been included in the Vietnam Red Book. Despite its huge size, the elephant shark habit is moderate, not dangerous to humans.