According to the British "Mirror" reported a few days ago, a fisherman in the chilean city of Arica was lucky to catch a "big Mac" king band fish. That is, because it was indeed too big, it finally used a crane to hoist ashore. According to measurements, its body length is more than 16 feet, or 4.9 meters, nearly 5 meters. The picture of hoisting ashore with a crane attracted many citizens to come and watch, and the scene was very spectacular. At the same time, the video also became popular after it was released online.
But the difference is that in addition to its large size, the hot points of netizens are more focused on the "precursor to disaster" identity that it has been given. Many people said: This is a terrible fish, when it surfaces, it means that the earth's crust plate is active, which will either cause earthquakes, or tsunamis, and even some other disasters. Indeed, there are too many folk rumors about "ominous omens", and many abnormal phenomena will be associated with them. So from a scientific point of view, does this really exist? Is the kingfish really a precursor to disaster?
Royal Fish - The Mysterious "Messenger of the Sea God Palace"
The royal stripe fish, also known as the "earthquake fish", "dragon king messenger", white dragon king, dragon king fish, is the longest bony fish in the world. In general, their individuals are almost 3 meters long, and some of the better-growing individuals will be as large as 17 meters. In terms of appearance, it is slender and slender, because it is relatively long, so the weight is not very low, and the large kingfish can reach 272 kg, which is 544 pounds.
The mouth of the monarch fish is prominent, has no visible teeth, and has no scales on its body, but its skin is covered with silver ornitine and has wavy markings and spots. It has hundreds of dorsal fins, and the tip of the rays on the dorsal fin has red spots, so the dorsal fin color transitions from pink to orange-red. The skin is silver and silvery blue, so the overall appearance will be shiny and shiny at a glance, very beautiful.
In terms of living habits, the kingfish belongs to the marine species, living in the 1000-meter warm sea depths of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, which is very mysterious!
First, this fish lives alone except for spawning activities, and lives in the deep sea, which is difficult for humans to reach, so its existence itself is uncommon and mysterious for humans.
Second, the royal band fish behaves very strangely when it breeds. Every year in mid-November, they gather from all directions to mate in groups near the island of Savoie in the South Pacific, some in dozens or hundreds of clumps, but no matter how large the group, there is only one female royal band between them. Whether it is this habit, or how to position it accurately every year to return here, scientists have not yet figured it out.
Third, the mystery of the kingfish is also reflected in the "precursor to disaster" rumors associated with it. It is reported that it is indeed rare in daily life, but occasionally they are seen on the beach after the storm and their injured or dead individuals appear near the surface of the sea. Coincidentally, there are indeed many coincidences in history, coupled with some scientific theoretical views, and it has become a harbinger of disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis as soon as it comes out of the water.
Earthquake precursors? Does Chile's catch of nearly 5 meters of kingfish herald the arrival of an earthquake?
It is undeniable that the kingfish, as one of the deep-sea fish species, is often associated with natural disasters. Especially for larger individuals, almost every time they appear, there are many rumors of imminent natural disasters. Even some Japanese believe that whoever finds it will be cursed. So, is this true or false? Before that, let's take a look at what happened when the royal band fish appeared in history.
In February 2019, the South China Morning Post reported an anomaly. In the past 10 days, three deep-sea fish, kingfish, which are rarely seen, have appeared. Japan's special geographical location, which is relatively prone to earthquakes, is said to have been used as a "messenger of the Sea God Palace" in the local area to herald the coming earthquake, so it caused panic among the Japanese people for a while, and they were worried about the earthquake and even the great tsunami.
It is worth mentioning that in fact, this is not empty. In March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck Japan, which triggered a huge tsunami and a nuclear leak at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. It wasn't until 11 years later that the Japanese Police Agency finally announced the damage to that year's earthquake: 15,900 people died and 2,523 people were missing.
Coincidentally, in addition to Japan, before the 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile in 2010, dozens of deep-sea fish were rarely found swimming to the coast. In 2019, a tourist in Peru also spotted a kingfish in shallow waters, resulting in a 7.8 magnitude earthquake three days later.
There are many similar things, and perhaps because of this, it has become an endemic species of "earthquake precursors". But is this really the case? Obviously, this is not the case in the eyes of rubik's cube!
First, every time the royal band fish appears, it does not all indicate the arrival of the earthquake, more often than not, it is actually because of health problems from the bottom of the sea to the surface of the sea, basically the state of the water is dead. It is reported that Professor Hiroyuki Honmura of the Museum of Comprehensive Research at Kagoshima University in Japan has said that he has seen more than 20 giant kingfish as of 2021, and through research, it has also been confirmed that they all appear on the surface of the sea because of health problems.
Second, although the kingfish generally live in the deep sea, it is true that rachel, a lecturer in animal biology at Anglia-Ruskin University in Cambridge, said in an interview with the media: when the pressure in the rocks accumulates when the earthquake occurs, causing electrostatic charges to be generated and released into the water. This substance can pose a threat to fish life, forcing fish to leave the deep sea and enter the shallow sea. Shallow seas, on the other hand, are also threatened with death because of the lack of pressure that can cause damage to internal organs and have no corresponding food chain.
However, whether from the explanations of Rachel or other experts, there is actually one thing in common, that is, when an earthquake occurs, it may induce deep-sea fish to leave the deep sea and come to the shallow sea. But these creatures themselves do not have a prophetic function. This is a bit like when an earthquake occurs, the phenomenon of pets at home roaring and flying around, which is that they feel obviously about the change of certain factors, so that they make nervous and afraid performances, and they can't really predict the earthquake.
It is worth mentioning that so far scientists have not found any species that can accurately predict earthquakes, such as fish jumping out of the water, frogs appearing, "seismic clouds", etc. are all artificially given their "earthquake prediction" meaning, not their own scientific principles.
Moreover, modern technology can only do early warning before the arrival of seismic waves, so that human beings can choose the most reasonable way of sheltering in a limited time. Therefore, fundamentally speaking, it is artificially exaggerated the significance of the appearance of the royal fish. Rather than its "foreshadowing" effect, Rubik's Cube may prefer to believe that its braised taste is certainly not bad. What do you think?