Dozens show up to eat notorious deep water fish caught off Outer Banks

Dozens show up to eat notorious deep water fish caught off Outer Banks

By Mark Price

Source: newsobserver

7/18/2024

Credit: Sea Chef Dockside Kitchen

A “prehistoric”-looking fish with bulbous eyes and sawblade teeth was pulled from deep water off North Carolina’s Outer Banks, and closer inspection revealed it was a rarely seen and notorious escolar, experts say.

The species is best known for being banned in Japan, which makes it something of a forbidden delicacy.

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