Published 21:43 IST, September 16th 2019

Fisherman catches 'dinosaur-like' fish with huge eyes in Norway

A fisherman caught a 'dinosaur-like' fish with huge eyes in Norway off the island of Andoya. Named Oscar Lundahl, the fisherman later identified it as Ratfish.

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Oscar Lundahl who is a guide at rdic Sea Angling at Lofoten Islands in rway caught a weird 'disaur-like' fish off island of Andoya in rrn part of country on September 15. fish h huge bulbuous eyes which me Oscar jump out of his boat in surprise on seeing it. Later, fish was identified as Ratfish which lives in deep water and is distantly related to sharks. Unlike rats, fish is harmless to humans and got it name due to its long, thin tail. Scientists said that fish has large eyes as it helps it to see in this dark in deep waters.
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When Oscar caught a ratfish

19-year-old fisherman was hoping for a for blue halibut but ended up catching a Ratfish. Oscar informed to a news publication that that he h four hooks on his line with mackerel as bait and was fishing in water depths of 2,600ft (800m). After a while, he felt something quite big on his line. It took about 30 minutes to reel it in, Oscar said. He caught two halibuts and one crazy looking fish which he h never seen before, he exclaimed. At that time, Oscar did t have kwledge about species of fish. It was his colleague who identified it as ratfish. Due to change in pressure on surgace, fish couldn't survive. Later, Oscar took it home and h it on his plate. He explained fish to be quite tasty like that of cod, despite of its ugly appearance.
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Oscar's fishing diaries

fisherman has an instagram account named @oscarlundahl where you can find numerous pictures of his fishing ventures. Recently, he and his friends captured pictures of 30 killer whales encircling ir boat. You can find or photographs in which he is seen catching and cooking fishes. He has also shared a short video on Verbier, Switzerland which would make you want to visit that place. Oscar travels around world quite often to fish, and learn about species as seen in his instagram account.


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