Rare white sailfish caught off Guatemala: ‘One in a million’

A luxury fishing resort in Guatemala announced last week the extraordinary capture of a Pacific white sailfish.

“The one in a million unicorn fish or an albino sailfish? Whatever you call it, it’s a sight you’ll never forget,” Pacific Fins Resort boasted on social media.

The surprisingly rare sailfish, captured by Paul Renfro and his group aboard the 40-foot vessel Libertad, has been described as leucistic.

(Leucism, unlike albinism, does not affect the pigmentation of an animal’s eyes.)

Pacific Fins Resort concludes its article:

“Guatemala is known as the sailfish capital of the world, but with thousands of sailfish released each year, this is a rare catch. The last time this happened was in 2018, when another leucistic sailfish was caught in our waters.”

The secondary image of the sailboat, also courtesy of Pacific Fins Resort, is provided for comparison.

The story was originally published on For The Win