Giant bluefin tuna the size of a motorcycle sells for $1.3 million in Tokyo

The top bidder at a Tokyo fish market said they paid $1.3 million for a tuna on Sunday, the second highest price ever paid at an annual prestigious new year auction.

Michelin-starred sushi restauranteurs the Onodera Group said they paid 207 million yen for the 608-pound bluefin tuna, roughly the size and weight of a motorcycle.

It is the second highest price paid at the opening auction of the year in Tokyo's main fish market since comparable data started being collected in 1999.