▁Africa , ▁Arab ian ▁Pen ins ula , ▁Pakistan , ▁Mal ay ), ▁whereas ▁the ▁mot if ▁of ▁" World - F ish ' s ▁movement ▁causes ▁earth qu ake " ▁is ▁found ▁mostly ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁Ind och ina , ▁China , ▁and ▁throughout ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Borg es ▁According ▁to ▁Jorge ▁Luis ▁Borg es ' s ▁work , ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Im ag inary ▁Be ings ▁( 1 9 5 7 ), ▁Bah am ut ▁is ▁" alter ed ▁and ▁magn ified " ▁from ▁Be hem oth ▁and ▁described ▁as ▁so ▁immense ▁that ▁a ▁human ▁cannot ▁bear ▁its ▁sight . ▁ ▁Borg es ▁placed ▁Bah am ut ▁as ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁un named ▁giant ▁fish ▁which ▁Isa ▁( J es us ) ▁witness ed ▁in ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 9 6 th ▁night ▁of ▁One ▁Th ous and ▁and ▁One ▁N ights ▁( B ur ton ' s ▁edition ). ▁This ▁giant ▁fish ▁supports ▁a ▁b ull , ▁the ▁b ull ▁a ▁rock , ▁and ▁the ▁rock ▁an ▁ang el , ▁exactly ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁Pers o - A rab ic ▁medieval ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁Borg es ▁appropri ated ▁the ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁Bah am ut ▁from ▁Edward ▁Lane ' s ▁Arab ian ▁Society ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁▁ ▁In ▁R age ▁of ▁Bah am ut ▁collect ible ▁card ▁game ▁and ▁its ▁an ime ▁adaptation , ▁Bah am ut ▁is ▁an ▁ancient ▁drag on ▁with ▁the ▁cap ability ▁to