Holy mackerel!

A hulking bluefin tuna the dimensions and weight of a normal bike was purchased by a sushi chain proprietor dubbed the “Tuna King” for a file 510.3 million yen — roughly $3.2 million — at public sale.

The 535-pound tuna was offered at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market throughout its annual New Year public sale to Kiyomura Corp, which operates Sushi Zanmai restaurant, owned by “Tuna King” Kiyoshi Kimura.

Kiyoshi Kimura’s company bought a 535-pound bluefin tuna for 510.3 million yen at an public sale. AFP through Getty Images

Kimura shattered the earlier file he set on the public sale in 2019 when he bought a 612-pound bluefin tuna for roughly $2.1 million.

The bluefin tuna is predicted to promote…



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