Twenty hammerfish have settled down in southern China’s Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom recently, chinanews.com reported. According to Li Yaonan, assistant general manager of the Kingdom, it is the first of its kind in the world which has 20 hammerfish on exhibition in an aquarium.

20 hammerfish settle in Zhuhai's Chimelong Ocean Kingdom.[Photo/Chinanews.com]

The length of adult hammerfish ranges from 3.7 meters to 4.3 meters. The females normally have larger bodies than the males. The heaviest hammerfish on record is 152.4 kg, and their life span could exceed 30 years. The hammerfish is a kind of migratory fish. When the seasons change, large groups of hammerfish make long journeys.

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