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Huge sunfish washes up on Tasmanian beach
An unusual fish is causing a stir among beachgoers after washing up on Tasmania’s East Coast.
Key points:
- Five species of sunfish are found in Australian waters
- The sunfish is the largest bony fish species in the world
- Sunfish are often mistaken for sharks due to their large dorsal fin
Nick Cain has been visiting Friendly Beaches at Freycinet National Park for over twenty years, spending time at his family’s shack nearby.
“We tend to go to that beach a fair bit to go surfing and we warm up by walking or running down the beach between the sets,” he said.
“Usually you see a dolphin, or a seal, or a craypot or two that’s washed up on the shore — but this was very odd, very very strange.”
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