Why is the royal banded fish called the messenger of the devil? Whenever this "big snake" appears, it will be followed by an earthquake or tsunami, so in most legends, the royal fish is a precursor to an ominous event, known as the messenger of the devil. Watch the watermelon video today and learn more about this devil messenger with the watermelon video creator Wild Tao Brother.
As the name suggests, the emperor of the belt fish, the imperial belt fish is commonly known as the messenger of the Dragon Palace, also known as the earthquake fish. It is widely distributed in tropical waters and is the longest bony fish in the ocean. Bright silver body, red abdominal fin, award, the original meaning of the Award fish in English, the dorsal fin is red, very long, suitable for the head, such as the crown of the mane, rarely seen on the water surface, people occasionally see mistaken for a sea snake.
The body of the kingfish is light red, there are many light brown spots on the side of the body, mainly living in the water depths of 20 to 1000 meters, the kingfish only live in the warm waters of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, they are the longest bony monarch in the world.
The royal banded fish is a carnivorous fish species, and its temperament is fierce to prey on all marine animals that can be found, and at the same time, there is also the act of cannibalism. Scientists believe that the reason why the kingfish is so fierce is because of the lack of food in the sea where it lives, so in order to survive, after a long period of evolution, it has become hungry.
On April 8, 2014, two 15.2-meter-long kingfish were found in the shallow waters of Cortis Beach in Mexico, and a group of kingfish swam into the human waters of the Sea of Cortis in Mexico, the vast majority of which were four to five meters long, two of which amounted to 15.2 meters. Experts say the two kingfish are the longest bony fish ever found in the world.
For thousands of years, the name of the earthquake fish of the royal band fish is like a huge shadow hanging over the lens of all the navigators, and whenever this "big snake" appears, there will be an earthquake or tsunami, and to this day, it is still called the messenger of the devil by many sailors. On June 20, 2016, there were Taiwan media reports that an earthquake fish was caught in Hualien County, and for rare creatures, netizens also speculated that this was caused by two consecutive earthquakes in Tainan, from the pictures of netizens, the length of a captured kingfish was at least more than three meters, almost reaching the height of two adults. Fishermen in the east of The recent earthquake in Taiwan, Hualien, also caught two kingfish of similar size, about 4.4 meters in length and weighing 45 kilograms.
According to the watermelon video creator Noyuki Taoge, they have also caught two royal striped fish and eaten them, according to them, the meat of the yellow belt is far more delicious than ordinary striped fish! I hope that we can also eat this delicious fish with meat! If you want to learn more about fish, follow the watermelon video Wild Tao Brother!