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A bluefin tuna has netted $736000 in Tokyo's ceremonial first fish auction of 2012. The president of a Japanese sushi restaurant chain paid out the record sum. (Jan. 5) (/The Associated Press) Correction: Clarification: SuperFan badge holders

Click here to view the full photogallery. Kiyoshi Kimura, president of the Japanese chain Sushi-Zanmai, bought a 593-pound bluefin tuna for $736000, making it the most expensive single fish ever

A bluefin tuna caught off the coast of Japan has just been sold for a record breaking $736000. The 593-pound fish, which was sold at an auction at Tokyo's.

Chad Love An almost 600-pound bluefin tuna caught off the coast of Japan set the all-time auction record yesterday at Japan's famous Tsukiji Fish Market. How much did the fish sell for? About $736000 dollars. That's a lot of

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