(CNN) - The heaviest bony fish was discovered in the Azores Archipelago, in Portugal.
The giant, 3-ton sunfish was found dead, floating near Faial Island in December, but the details of the discovery were just published by the Journal of Fish Biology. Crane Scale
Measuring 3.25 meters long and 3.59 meters tall, it had to be weighed with a crane scale dynamometer, given its hefty size.
The bony fish has been buried in the natural park of Faial Island.
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