Penang, Malaysia –  A woman made an unusual find when she bought a one-metre long shark from a fisherman at the Batu Maung jetty this week.

Mary Looi, 48, said she only realised the shark was different when she wanted to cook tomyam fish for her family.

“When I was about to cut the shark I found two webbed feet sticking out from the lower part of the body.

Looi said she dared not cook the fish after consulting her husband Gooi Man Kaw, 57, who told her that according to Chinese belief, eating fish with unusual features could bring disaster or ill luck.

“Immediately, I returned the fish to the fisherman that night at about 10pm.

“He threw it back into the sea,” said Looi.

Looi, who has been working at Malaysian Fisheries Development Board for 10 years, said this was the first time she had stumbled upon such an unusual find.

When contacted, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Muka Head marine research station head Prof Dr Zulfigar Yasin said this is the first time he had heard of fish with legs found in the Malaysian waters.

“There is a possibility that the fish could have swum from other waters into Malaysian waters.

“As far as I am concerned, fish species with legs or boney fins can only be discovered in the waters of North Sulawesi in Indonesia or South Africa,” he said.

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Source: UnderwaterTimes Link

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