2
September 2018
A fish
normally found in tropical waters has twice been spotted off the west coast of
Scotland last week.
It is the
fourth time this year that the sunfish has been recorded by the Hebridean Whale
and Dolphin Trust.
The ocean
sunfish is the heaviest bony fish in the world, with an average weight of
2,200lbs (998kg).
The
species was recorded on Friday by the crew of a fishing boat off the north
coast of Skye. A sunfish was also seen off Ardnamurchan on Wednesday.
Sunfish,
which drift with ocean currents, were once rarely seen in Scotland, but boat
operators have reported more sightings in recent years, with August being the
peak month.
They live
on a diet of mostly jellyfish and swim at depths of up to nearly 2,000ft
(610m).
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