| Record-breaking bony fish weighing 3 tons found in Portugal | |
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Source: msn |
10/19/2022 |
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Credit: WPTZ Plattsburgh-Burlington |
A giant sunfish believed to be the world's heaviest bony fish has been discovered in the Azores archipelago, Portugal, weighing a whopping 3 tons (6,000 pounds). |
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Researchers said the animal was found dead, floating near Faial Island in the central North Atlantic in December.
Although found last year, details of the discovery have only recently been published in the Journal of Fish Biology. |
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