A five-meter strap fish, or oar king, was caught by fishermen in the Chilean city of Arica. Attention to the publication in TikTok drew Daily Mirror.
On the social network TikTok, a video of a giant fish has gained regarding 10 million likes. This is not surprising: the dimensions are really impressive. The length of the “king of herring” is more than 5 meters. The fish lives at great depths and emerges extremely rarely, notes news18.com.
After the capture of the “king of herring”, a lot of onlookers gathered around – the herring king is famous not only for its unusual appearance, but also for legends, and quite scary ones. According to beliefs, it comes to the surface due to the movements of tectonic plates, so its appearance is a harbinger of earthquakes and tsunamis. It is also believed that the one who catches the oar king will be cursed.
According to media reports, the “king of herring” gained particular popularity following 2011. Allegedly, then these fish were seen off the coast of Japan shortly before the tsunami and earthquake in the Fukushima area.
Belt fish – semi-deep-sea, found in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans. She was nicknamed the herring king due to the fin “crown” on her head, and also because she was met in schools of herring.
