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 haela rated 18 months ago- 100 year old fish is pregnant with a bunch of embryos at time of death. I hope I am getting that much action when I'm 100 years old.
- dh42891 rated 18 months ago
- kind of a shame really. odd reference to christians too.
- yetikeeper rated 18 months ago
- I couldn't help but feel that it was a pity this fish was captured
- starspirit rated 19 months ago
- A handful of Christians preparing rockfish as part of their traditional fish dinner this Good Friday might be feasting on one of the oldest creatures ever to live in Alaskan waters.
Commercial fishers in the Bering Sea recently hauled in the female shortraker rockfish seen above, which scientists say was between 90 and 115 years old. Researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) used growth rings in the fish's ear bone, or otolith, to make their age estimate.
NOAA scientists also found that the fish's advanced years had yet to take a toll on its reproductive abilities.
"The belly was large," NOAA researcher Paul Spencer told the Associated Press. "The ovaries were full of developing embryos."
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