The scene recently surfaced on the beach of Tamil Nadu surprised both scientists and common people. A giant fish –Oarfish—The stuck in the net of local fishermen, which everyone was shocked. This fish is generally found in 200 to 1000 meters depth of the sea and the incidence of its surface is not only rare but sometimes they are considered mysterious.
Oarfish Scientific name of Regalecus Glesne Is. Its specialty is its long, ribbon -like body, which can be up to 30 feet long. Its color silver and the red tank structure near the head make it even more bizarre. Scientists classify it as “Deep-SEA Pelagic Fish”.
According to scientists, Oarfish Usually only comes to the surface when it is ill, injured, or a deep seismic movement, his balance has deteriorated. However, it is not fully certified that appearance on the surface is a certain sign of a disaster.
In Japan and other East Asian countries Oarfish Has been associated with a demon like “Namazu”, which is considered to be the cause of earthquakes. So Oarfish Is called ‘Doomsde Fish’. There is a belief in Japanese culture that when it looks on the fish surface, then disasters like earthquakes or tsunamis come.
Although scientists have described this notion as a ‘coincidence’, but there are some examples in history when there Oarfish Shortly after the appearance of, big natural disasters came.
Near the Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, some fishermen went to the sea like everyday, but when they saw this giant creature trapped in their web, first of all they found it a sea monster. Later when experts confirmed that it Oarfish It is clear that the matter became clear.
A video was put on the Instagram page called ‘Neerin Magan’, in which local fishermen are showing this huge fish. It can be clearly seen in the video that the fishermen are surprised and some people are also afraid. Millions of people have watched this video so far.
Scientists say that Oarfish It is rare to come to the surface, but it is not a scientific approach to connect it with disaster directly. Instead, it is necessary that we consider marine ecology better.
Experts believe that seawater changes, plastic pollution, and climate change are changing the behavior of marine organisms. In such Oarfish Coming to the surface can be a warning – but of environmental erosion, not of any mysterious disaster.
On the coast of Tamil Nadu Oarfish While the meeting of scientific research is on the one hand, on the other hand it reminds us that nature is still full of mystery for us. Whether it is called “Doomsed Fish” or “Queen of Sea”, this incident definitely gives us an opportunity to become sensitive and curious to nature.
