YAMAGUCHIJune 04 (News about Japan) – A giant angelfish, which makes even experienced fishermen shudder, has been caught in a net off the coast of Mie Prefecture, while a rare sight of angelfish feeding on jellyfish has been captured in an aquarium in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
The huge sunfish, which flapped its fins on a fishing boat, attracted attention because of its enormous size. This giant, feared even by fishermen, was found in a fixed net about 10 kilometers off the coast of Owase City, Mie Prefecture.
At about 3 meters long, the sunfish is astonishingly large compared to the fishermen standing next to it.
‘To be honest, I was terrified at first. It’s so big,โ said Eiichi Suzuki, a crew member of Hashisa Shoten’s fishing boat. โI was surprised that the video went viral on social media.โ
The giant sunfish was released back into the sea on the spot.
Meanwhile, a rare video has been captured of an angelfish in an aquarium in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
An angelfish approached a jellyfish floating on the surface of the water and swallowed it whole – a beautiful sight of an angelfish eating a jellyfish in captivity. On another day, an angelfish was seen mauling a jellyfish, possibly because it was too large to swallow.
‘It is rare to see how they eat in such detail, not only at this moment, but also to see them eating today and tomorrow. That makes it special,โ says Moe Miyazawa of the Shimonoseki Marine Science Museum Kaikyokan.
In the wild, angelfish would feed mainly on jellyfish. However, in captivity they become accustomed to the food the aquarium provides, making it unusual for them to eat jellyfish.
Source: ANN
