Mutant from fukushima?
The Straits Times
Published on Oct 17, 2013
It was like something out of a fantasy novel - a marine science instructor spotted the silvery carcass of a 5m-long, serpent-like oarfish while snorkelling off the Southern California coastline.
Ms Jasmine Santana of the Catalina Island Marine Institute (CIMI) needed more than 15 helpers to drag the creature to shore on Sunday.
The staff at CIMI are calling it the discovery of a lifetime. "We've never seen a fish this big," said Mr Mark Waddington. "The last oarfish we saw was three feet long." (That is just under a metre.)
Because oarfish dive more than 3,000 feet deep, sightings are rare and the fish is largely unstudied, said CIMI. The oarfish, which can grow to more than 15 metres, is a deep-water pelagic fish - the longest bony fish in the world. They are likely responsible for sea serpent legends throughout history.
-- PHOTO: ASSOCIATED PRESS
colin | The Wilderness and Forest | FTS
Mutant from fukushima?
Oarfish are not freshwater fish and they will not even be available for sale. You might have seen eels instead at C328.
Fish.. Simply Irresistable
Back to Killies... slowly.
I think you possibly saw the dragon goby, gobioides broussounetttii? Bears a faint resemblance to an oarfish.
poor fish.... yet to reach 15 meters...
Cryptozoology is a fun area to delve in. You should read about other weird animals that may or may not exist.
Fish.. Simply Irresistable
Back to Killies... slowly.
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