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What fish did the old fisherman fight in Ernest Hemingway's parable story "The Old Man and the Sea"?

The hero of the famous work of world literature tried to overcome one of the strongest and most impetuous inhabitants of the tropical part of the Atlantic - a sailboat.

This fish got its name because of the first dorsal fin, long and high, resembling a sail. This predator with an elongated snout reaches a length of 3 meters and weighs about 100 kilograms. Folding its dorsal fin into a special groove, the sailboat can reach speeds of 90-100 kilometers per hour.

This fish can often be seen on the surface of the sea: having put its dorsal fin out of the water, it seems to be drifting in the wind.

Author: Kondrashov A.P.

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