They discover dead fish and fear the imminent tsunami in Japan – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

In Japan, the tension increases with the appearance of rowing fish, on different Japanese coasts, synonymous with ominous for earthquakes and tsunamis.

Last Friday, two deep-water fish were found in a fishing net in Toyama Prefecture, in the north of the country. An animal of this species, located 3.2 meters from the coast of Toyama Bay, was also found last Monday.

A few meters later, it was found over a length of four meters, resulting in the entanglement of a fishing net in Imizu harbor. Until now, add seven rowing fish found.

It should be remembered that this species lives in the depths of the sea, from 200 to 1200 meters below sea level. Situation that alerts the Japanese.

The fish that is known to have the silver body and the red fins is known in Japan as the "messenger of the palace of the sea" and a Japanese legend tells that when this species leaves the coast, it will be because it a tsunami.

Although there is no scientific evidence to support popular belief, this is not the first time that such a coincidence occurs. Before the Fukushima earthquake in 2011 and the subsequent tsunami, which killed an estimated 20,000 people, a dozen fish had reached the coast.