A walk with the dog turned into an extraordinary nature experience for Sybil Robertson: On Monday she discovered a dead belt fish on Monday on the remote west coast of Tasmania – also known as a so -driven “end of the world”. This is one of the rarest and most mysterious fish in the world.
As ABC News reports, Robertson initially noted a sea -offsper that landed unusually close to the beach. Shortly thereafter she saw a long, silvery strip in the sand of Ocean Beach near the city of Strahan. Upon closer inspection, a fascinating creature revealed: about three meters long, with glittering body and shiny patterns on the head.
Animals otherwise only in immense depths
The find is a beltfish (Glesne Regalecus) – the longest known bone fishing in the world. The deep inhabitants of the submarine, also known as the “end of the world”, live in a depth of 150 to more than 1000 meters and are rarely seen alive or death. Robertson photographed the fish and shared the photos in the Facebook Group Citizen scientists from Tasmania, where the find was clearly identified.
Local authorities were informed in a race with circular sea birds to secure samples. These must now be investigated by experts from the Australian Research Authority CSiro.
Zeebiologist Neville Barrett of the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania described the find of ABC News as a “Battle of Happiness”. There are only a few documented observations worldwide. The animals are like a gelatin, swim slowly, eat mainly on shellfish and are not considered predator fish. A beltfish can live up to eight meters long and probably 20 to 30 years old.
Myths and superstition
The Riemvis has been the subject of myths – especially in East Asia for centuries. There he is considered a harbinger of natural disasters, especially earthquakes and tsunamis. This image was reinforced in 2011 after the earthquake of Tōhoku in Japan when many of these animals had previously been seen.
Scientists such as Barrett, however, contradict this superstition: “There are no reliable evidence that Strapfish could predict catastrophes,” he emphasized ABC News. The fact that sick or wounded animals occasionally get to the surface or the coast is rather a random natural event.
Nevertheless, the find remains spectacular – and a reminder of how much is still unknown in the depths of our oceans.
Source: Krone
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