Giant Tuna Sells for $177,000

Something smells fishy.  Maybe it’s that giant bluefin tuna.

The enormous fish snagged 16.3 million yen ($177,000) in an auction held today at largest wholesale fish market in the world, located in Japan.

The tuna weighed 513 pounds and was the most expensive fish sold since 2001, when a 440-pound tuna sold for a world record 20.2 million yen ($220,000) at Tsukiji Market in Tokyo.

The monstrous tuna was bought and shared by the owners of two Japanese sushi restaurants and one Hong Kong-based sushi joint.

Caught off the coast of northern Japan, the big tuna was among 570 put up for auction on Tuesday.

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