On the morning of April 11, another rowfish drifted ashore in the Ganh Mui Ne area, Mui Ne ward, Lam Dong province.
According to records, the fish is about 3m long, flat body, silver in color and the dorsal fins extend along the body. The appearance of this fish quickly attracted many local fishermen to watch.
According to fishermen, this fish species is also known as dragon-hole fish, and rarely appears in near-shore waters.
However, in the past 2 weeks, many sea areas in Lam Dong such as Tan Hai, Tan Thanh, Mui Ne have continuously seen scallops drifting ashore. For example, in the Mui Ne sea area on the afternoon of April 9 and March 24, people discovered a scallop about 3m long drifting ashore.
After that, local fishermen organized the burial of the fish according to customs.
Regalecus glesne (scientific name: Regalecus glesne) is a fish species that usually lives at a depth of hundreds of meters below sea level.
With a silk ribbon-like body, this fish species can be an average length of 3m, large individuals can reach up to 11m. They mainly eat plankton, krill, squid and small crustaceans.
When rowfish continuously drifts ashore, some opinions have been discussed according to folk beliefs, but there is no scientific basis to verify it.
