Mystery Fish rare catch

[bababooey]

There is no commercial fishery for opah, largely because the fish do not travel in schools. But they?€™re occasionally caught by longline fishermen targeting tuna, billfish, and sharks in tropical and temperate waters. Most U.S. catches are in Hawaiian waters.
gline fishing.

These guys had 5 on at once.
August 16, 2014 by Pete Thomas
http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/natur...sh-well-know/O

Opah
Opah caught recently by Joe Ludlow (pictured) weighed 181 pounds and could become new world record; photo courtesy of Excel Sportfishing

Also called moonfish because of their oval shape and silvery-red bodies, which are polka-dotted. Fins and outer edges are a bight vermillion. Opah roam tropical and sub-tropical seas and are largely solitary except during spawning periods. Deep-water denizens most of the time; found as deep as 2,400 feet. There is no directed fishery for opah, but they’re caught in large enough numbers, indiscriminately by long-line fishermen, to make them available to consumers. Caught very infrequently by sport fishermen. Two weeks ago anglers aboard a San Diego-based tuna-fishing boat experienced a super-rare quintuple opah hookup, and landed three of five fish, including a 181-pounder that might qualify as a sportfishing world record. The opah’s flesh is rich and fatty, a chef’s delight. In Japanese cuisine, opah is often served as sashimi or sushi.

[J Barbosa]

Wow...pretty fish