That's an intriguing possibility, I had not thought of that!
Given the perfect focus at both extremes, and given that the boat lines on either side of the fish do not agree with each other, I'm assuming this image is AI-generated. The machines often have trouble keeping backgrounds consistent across a large interruption (like this fish).
This is the nymph stage of the straight man on online dating. You can distinguish him from the adult, because he hasn’t yet developed the wraparound sunglasses necessary for a perfect driver’s seat selfie.