📸 PhotoPhoto: Sandstein · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Source
Giant oarfish
Regalecus glesne (Giant oarfish · リュウグウノツカイ)
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its maximum length of 8 m is just short of two passenger cars (about 4.5 m each) lined up end to end (Comparison).
- 💡 Its maximum weight of 272 kg is a little over thirteen 20 kg bags of rice (Comparison).
- 💡 FishBase notes that it is occasionally found washed ashore on beaches.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
The giant oarfish is a very long deep-sea fish living in open waters from tropical to temperate seas worldwide.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
It is known to reach a maximum total length of 8 m and a maximum weight of 272 kg, and it protrudes its toothless jaws forward to suck in water containing krill.
🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior
It feeds on krill, small fish, and squid, broadcasts eggs from July to December without caring for its young, and young larvae are found near the surface.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • IUCN Red List LC (2015) — https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/190378/115316206
- • IUCN Red List category LC — latest assessment at iucnredlist.org
- • catalogueoflife.org — 4RPRL
- • iucnredlist.org — 115316206
- • wikidata.org — Q310390
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Regalecus glesne, Naturhistorisches Museum Wien.jpg
- • fishbase.se — Regalecus-glesne.html
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.