Hanako, a koi fish who died at the age of 226. In 1966, two of her scales were removed and extensively studied to determine her age. She was the longest living koi fish (c. 1751 – 7 July 1977.)

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image showing Hanako, a koi fish who died at the age of 226. In 1966, two of her scales were removed and extensively studied to determine her age. She was the longest living koi fish (c. 1751 – 7 July 1977.)

williams1753 on June 26th, 2020 at 15:20 UTC »

Are scales on fish like rings on a tree?

rock4lite on June 26th, 2020 at 16:18 UTC »

She was older than the United States at the time of her death.

Rifneno on June 26th, 2020 at 16:27 UTC »

Man... imagine having over 2 centuries on Earth, but being stuck as a fish. That's some r/TheMonkeysPaw/ bullshit right there.