Alaskans caught 200-year-old perch

The exact age of the fish has not been determined, but experts say that really caught perch of at least two hundred years. Age marine life will determine the age by the number of rings on the auditory ossicles.




According to Leibman, he intends to make a stuffed perch and keep it as a souvenir. Fish will be exhibited at his house. American lover of fishing, who works in an insurance company, said he caught pretending to record the catch with conventional gear. Fishing took place in late June.



Redfish are long-lived. Some individuals live to 50-100 years, but known and older perch. For example, in the history of recorded case of capture fisheries 205-year-old Aleut sea bass. The oldest Bering sea bass was considered a 175-year-old specimen.

If the age of redfish caught Leibman confirmed, the fisherman can apply for registration record.

Source: lenta.ru

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