strange fish

Meet the long nose lancetfish!

by JD on March 13, 2009

lancetfish2Okay, so several of you guys properly identified this species as the long nose lancet fish when it appeared in our Name that Fish Contest. I kinda thought I’d stump ya a little longer that I did, but impress me, you did, Grasshoppers!

Anyway, I received several emails from folks who have seen these things — including one from Ben Rasmussen who was nice enough to pass along some photos of one he found that was still alive near Dillon Beach (about 1.5 hours north of San Francisco).

Check it out…
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Name this Fish!

Okay, so we’re currently searching for another sponsor of our Name That Fish Contest, so this time around it’s just for sport.

Got any idea who this guy is? Here are some hints:
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