Karachi fishermen catch rare Sowa fish, locally known as Kir, worth Rs 70 crore

Karachi fishermen catch rare Sowa fish, locally known as Kir, worth Rs 70 crore!

 According to the Coastal Media Center, the fishermen of Ibrahim Haidari caught a large number of fish, and the value of the fish coming into the net is Rs 70 crore.

According to the Coastal Media Center, the fat from the belly of this particular fish is used as a thread for the surgery.

The price of a single fish ranges from Rs 70 lakh to Rs 1 crore. While the meat of this fish is priced at Rs 1000 per KG.

It was reported on November 22, 2018, that a 41-kg croaker fish or Arabian Sea meagre fish (Argyrosomus henii), locally known as Kir (Sowa), caught off the Gwadar coast by a local fisherman, was auctioned for a whopping Rs 1.14 million.

Last year, the bid for the croaker went up to Rs8.6 million and fish of around 48kg was sold for nearly Rs7 million.

This particular fish comes near the coast only during the current season for breeding.

Experts believe that fish is valuable because of its meat and nutritional value while the worth of a croaker is due to its air bladder in which it floats due to filling up of air.

The bladder of such aquatic animals is used in medicine and it is in high demand due to its usage in surgical procedures.