200 YEARS REDFISH

A fish of 200 years took in Alaska.

A redfish 39.08 books taken by an adjuster in Seattle June 21 is the oldest fish ever caught in the State, according to a report of local media.

Henry Liebman wrapped in catches of record setting to a depth of about 900 feet and learned of his success when he brought the beast ashore.

"I knew that it was abnormally large but did not know it was a record up to that on the way back, we looked in the book guide Alaska who was on the boat," Liebman said the Sitka Sentinel Daily.

The ancient monster was 41 inches, breaking the previous record, set by a 32 and a half inch guppie, Troy Tidingco, Sitka area manager for the Alaska Department of Fish and game, told the newspaper.

I knew that it was abnormally big (but i) did not know it was a record up to that on the way back, we looked in the guide Alaska book which was on the boat, "Liebman said in the journal.

Troy Tidingco, Sitka area manager for the state Department of Fish and game, said the fish is still being analyzed, but he believes it is at least 200 years old. Tidingco said that would beat the current record of 175 years. Researchers are able to determine the age of a shortraker by the number of rings along his bones in the ear.

In 2007, a commercial fisherman captured a similar size redfish, which has proven to be 115 years. Surprisingly, researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association say that the fish was always fertile at the time of his capture. 'Belly was great, "researcher Paul Spencer of the NOAA told the Associated Press. "The ovaries were full of developing embryos."

Liebman told the newspaper that he plans to have the fish mounted at home in Seattle, but he gave the Alaska Department of Fish and game with a sample for his age could be determined.

Tidingco noted that, if the fish is actually as old vintage, it would easily predate the purchase of Alaska in 1867.

Fish is prior to the purchase of American of Alaska from Russia, which took place in 1867. Sitka, according to the local historical society, has been the site of the ceremony commemorating the transfer of Alaska from the Russia in the United States later this year.

If unusually large Liebman capture is not the biggest fish ever to come out of the ocean. That distinction belongs to a tuna transported from the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1979. Captured by anglers Ken Fraser, the big tuna weighed a staggering books 1 496, Fraser has even written a book on catches which he sells on his personal site.

The ocean the largest known fish is the whale shark, according to National Geographic. Mega fish has been known to grow as big as a city bus - length 40 feet - and more than 20 tons in weight on average. Discovered off the coast of South Africa in 1828, the whale shark usually lives about 70 years, according to FishBase.

Narrated by Ryan Gorman, the Daily Mail.