The man caught a giant oarfish that was 6m long and weighed 130kg
It took the man 40 minutes of struggling to pull the giant oarfish, 6m long and weighing 130kg, to shore.
It took 40 minutes of struggling for the man to pull the giant oarfish that was 6m long and weighed 130kg to shore .
At Xianglan Village Beach, Tai Ma Li Town, Taitung County, Taiwan Island, China, a man named Lin Ifan was fishing on the beach when he suddenly caught a big fish.
On the beach, the oarfish is nearly 6m long and weighs about 130kg. It is known that Lin struggled for 40 minutes to pull the fish to shore. At first he thought it was a normal fish.
Everyone couldn't hide their excitement after seeing Lin catch a big fish. Many people came to take pictures with the giant sea creature.
The oarfish is nearly 6m long and weighs about 130kg.
Ho Yuan-hsing, director of the Fisheries Research Institute, part of the Eastern Taiwan Marine Life Research Center, said the oarfish that Lin Ifan caught belonged to the Russell oarfish breed , commonly known as nicknamed "dragon palace messenger" or "earthquake fish" . According to this expert, oarfish usually only drift to shore when they are injured, sick or swept away by waves.
Mr. Ho Yuan-hsing also said that this was the first time he heard about fishermen catching oarfish. When caught alive, this fish must be very healthy because if it is sick, this species will not eat bait.
The large size of the animal excited witnesses.
Giant oarfish were first described in 1772, but are very rare to see because they live deep in the ocean. The giant oarfish is considered to live at a depth of about 1,000m above sea level. According to scientists, the oarfish is the longest bony living creature in the world with a length that can reach 17m and can weigh up to 270kg.
The silver-bodied oarfish is sometimes called the "king of herring" because of its similar appearance to this small fish. However, they are named paddlefish because they have long pectoral fins like oars.
Lin struggled for 40 minutes to pull the fish to shore.
Not much is known about the conservation status of giant oarfish because they are rarely observed alive. According to information on the website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), someone has eaten paddlefish and said their meat is very mushy and sticky.
Oarfish may look like a scary sea monster, but they have never been considered a danger to humans.
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