Not my fish pictures..

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

I got this sent to me.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2012-07/19/c_131724327.htm

I'm stumped on what 3 and 10 are.

Subject: Re: Not my fish pictures.. Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:01 pm

#3 is a wels catfish, as are #5 and #9. What threw ya off 'bout that one, saint?

#10 is an oarfish, it's a deepwater marine species and not very well known. It's likely one source for the legends of sea serpents. I've seen illustrations of "sea serpents" from the 1500's thru the 1800's that were unmistakably oarfish. There are pics of longer around (see HERE), but that one is pretty good sized.

#7 is interesting. I've actually seen pics of much bigger.

WYite

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

The angle of the shot is what got me on #3. I've only ever seen pics of them head on before and didn't realize the back end looked like someone hit an axolotl with a jumbo beam. Smile