monster fish described by its discoverers as looking like “half a mutilated shark” may well have established a new world record.Paddle boarders Rich German and Matt Wheaton were in the sea near the US city of Laguna Beach, California, when they encountered an enormous sunfish.Mr German said: “My buddy, Matt, and I were just paddling and came across it… it was hard to miss!
It was nine to 10 feet long, way bigger than myself.“It’s hard to compare a sunfish to other creatures because they are so bizarre looking – they look like a mutilated shark that got bitten in half.
I’ve seen many over the years but this was definitely the biggest.”According to the Guinness World Records, the world’s largest bony fish by weight was another sunfish caught.
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