Bluegill in a clown suit??
Time for another round of Name That Fish…everybody’s favorite semi-pointless game in which you can win absolutely nothing for correctly identifying the fish in the photo above!! Yeehaaaw!
So, got any ideas what this guy is? A few hints: I caught the fish on a shallow reef in Hawaii and, according to the guide books, this is about as big as they get. Still stumped? Part of his name is a major holiday….
Toss me you best guesses in comments section. To see all the previous entries, click: Name That Fish Contest
by JD on September 30, 2009
Okay, so here’s another round of Name that Fish! for all you budding fish heads out there. With this guy, I’m going to hold off on the clues other than there may just be a bit of trick photography involved here. No, the pic hasn’t been altered with PhotoShop, but let’s just say the camera angle may make this guy look a little different than normal…
Any guesses? If so, leave ‘em in the comments section below. Good luck!!
Here’s the latest installment of our Name that Fish Contest. Now, before you answer, you have to ask yourselves…is this bizarre specimen found near Southampton, NY by budding marine biologist Mike Riehl a rarely-seen denizen of the deep? Or perhaps a previously undiscovered species (“Riehl’s Ratfish”)?
Or maybe something something the government doesn’t want us to see…
Take a look at the other photo of it and then you decide. [click to continue…]
So, for the latest installment of our Name that Fish Contest, I give you this rare “sabertooth sail-aucda” (illbiteus yourhandoffis).
This bad boy washed up on the Northern California coastline (Sonoma County) a couple years back and was photographed by Rich Dow, who stumbled upon the beast while walking the beach — and was lucky enough not to accidentally impale himself on those fangs. The CA Department of Fish & Game was called in to i.d. the critter. Turns out, he’s a rarely seen denizen of the deep that eats anything that crosses his path (duh!). He can live as deep as 6,000 feet and can grow to 6 feet long and though quite dead, still looks like he could jump right up and rip out your jugular.
Additionally, the “sail-accuda” is said to be hermaphroditic (it would be hard to find a mate if you looked like this guy) and, interestingly, their flesh, though of poor food value, is said to have aphrodisiac qualities.
Hey, baby, you wanna bite of my sabertoothed sail-accuda??
Anyway, I digress…So, you guys have any guesses as to this creepy critter’s true identity? Keep in mind that the Name that Fish Contest is currently sponsored by nobody and the winning guess is worth nothing more than a golf clap from us and, perhaps, the adulation of your friends co-workers. So what is he? Log you answers in the comment section below…
by JD on January 16, 2009
Visitors from another world? Nah…actually just some locals. You see, here in Nor Cal, we’ve got some bizarre, very alien-like critters swimming around in our waters including the sturgeon (above) and then you have the extra creepy looking bat ray…YIKES!!!
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