Deep-sea ‘oarfish’ discovered in Satun province


Rare find: Oarfish and sunfish are assumed to appear in Thailand due to the Indian Ocean Dipole, an irregular oscillation of sea surface temperatures. — The Nation/ANN

A deep-sea “oarfish” has been discovered in La-ngu district of Satun province, marine ecologist Thon Thamrongnawasawat revealed on his Facebook page on Jan 3.

Even though a lecturer at Kasetsart University’s fisheries faculty confirmed that this piscine creature was found commonly worldwide, some Thai people would be surprised with this discovery.

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