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TheGiantOarfish,thelargestbonyfishintheworld,wasknownonlybyrareexamplesthatdiedbystranding,aswellasonesolefossil.Itsextraordinarydimensions,aslongas15meters,andshapeintheformofasilverribbon,inspiredthemythoftheseaserpent. Forthepasttwoyears,scientificbuoys,immersedatadepthoftwothousandmetersintheMediterranean,offtheFrenchRiviera,haveattractedcountlessspeciesofpelagicfish;amongthem,theGiantOarfishdriftingvertically,aloneorbypairs.WiththehelpoftheworldexpertinGiantOarfishandlogisticcollaborationofenthusiasts,ascientificexpeditionrevealsthebiologyofthisenigmaticambassadoroftheabyss.EntirelyshotinUltraHighDefinition,thefilmraisestheveilonitsparadoxicalhabits:whydoalltheadultsself-mutilateandridthemselvesoftwo-thirdsoftheirbodieswithoutbeingaffected?Howdotheymeetintheimmensityoftheocean?Whydoesthisfishnothaveanyknownpredators?