Sunfish Washes Ashore In Volusia County [Pics of 800lb Sun Fish wash ashore in FL]

WESH 2 Orlando ^

[greatdefender]

See Site for see the pictures. It is Huge!

[1rudeboy]

[AD from SpringBay]

I wonder why the pics washed ashore?

[driftdiver]

The fish had them in its camera.

[ransacked]

Holy mackerel Andy!

[JoeProBono]

[Louis Foxwell]

Fish do not age. They simply continue growing. Eventually they die from predation, bad enviro, lack of food, poison, parasites, injury or whatever. Theoretically a fish can live forever. The vagaries of the environment, however, see to its dispatch. This sunfish was probably trying to escape internal parasites. A necropsy should be in order.

[discostu]

Fish age. Any aquarium owner can tell you that.

[max americana]

what sunfish? All I see is Rose O Donnell sunbathing.

[the invisib1e hand]

whatever

George W. Bush.

[Uncle Miltie]

I’ve seen bigger.

Strange animal. They are almost incapable of moving with their fins. They sort of loll there in the sun, apparently eating jellyfish they come across.

On the other hand, we accidentally hooked one once, and it used its whole body like a fin, and skipped across the water out of sight. We had to break it off. Wow!

[Las Vegas Ron]

Of possible interest ping!

[driftdiver]

This is not an unusual size for this kind of fish. You can see them at the aquariums.

[lefty-lie-spy]

まんぼう、まんぼう、食べてまんぼう。

[meowmeow]

This sunfish was probably trying to escape internal parasites.

At New Smyrna Beach? It was probably trying to escape sharks. That place is the shark-bite capital of the world, a fact we learned AFTER we bought a timeshare there.

[snuffy smiff]

I got the charcoal grill all fired up!

[lefty-lie-spy]

Ding, ding, ding! Dinner’s on! Who’s got the crawfish? Who’s got the chili?

[Larry381]

Excellent with dolphins and butter.

[Vinnie]

Met one of them while skindiving off Soldier Key in Biscayne Bay. Big dude.
Scared the pee-pee out of me until I realized what it was.

[goseminoles]

With a side of harp seal.