A rare species of fish has been found dead at the shores of Indian Ocean in Malindi Marine National Park. The fish on Sunday evening attracted hundreds of residents and tourists visiting the park.
The fish, which Kenya Wildlife Service officials said is an Ocean Sun fish, weighed more than 150 kilos with a width and height of five feet. Local fishermen said they have never seen such a fish species in their lives.
Its head resembled that of a dolphin and it swims sideways as opposed to other fish species found in the Indian Ocean. Kenya Wildlife Service senior warden at the park
Felix Mwangangi
told journalists that the fish was found at 6.30pm.
He said it could have been brought by high ocean currencies from the deep sea. “The Ocean Sun fish is normally found in the deep sea, it was brought to the shores by ocean currencies and may have crashed in the reefs and died as the body had injuries," Mwangangi
said.
He said the fish is not dangerous and is among the most friendly species found in the sea. Mwangangi
said it is also one of the biggest species of bone fish found in the ocean.
