deep sea creatures after tsunami

[strictly marine]

I got a ton of pics from a customer the other day and here a sample. There was way to much to upload so heres a few samples.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/51336gunard.jpg
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/51336chimaera_pup.jpg

[hisc1ay]

Wow...those both totally look like aliens. I've never heard/seen/thought of either of those fish before. I like the second one.

-j

[hisc1ay]

I was trying to find some info about these two fish, so I figured I'd post what I found. They looked interesting enough for me to dig deeper. :)

Apparently the red one's possibly a type of flying fish
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/ckumu.htm
http://www.worldseafishing.com/species/gurnard.shtml

The other one reminds me of a dog for some reason. It's cute (but after some digging I found out they're not really that cute...). :)

Rhinochimaera pacifica
From http://www.oceans.gov.au/norfanz/CreatureFeature.htm#:
This species occurs in the South Pacific and off Japan , at depths 700-1300 m. It reaches 1.2 m long. This genus of deep-sea chimaeras goes under different names in different countries. In the USA it is known as a Long-nosed Chimaera while in Europe they use the common name Cyrano Chimaera, named after the fictional French character Cyrano de Bergerac, who had a very long nose. This strange cartilaginous fish uses its long snout to scan over the seafloor for the electrical impulses of its prey that bury in the muddy seafloor, just like a metal detector. Like other chimaeras (such as ghost and elephant sharks), these animals lay horny egg cases in which their young are left to develop, potentially for up to one year.

-j

[Scarlett]

That second one kinda looks like the Loch Ness Monster.

[AQUAN8TOR]

When I worked at C'ville Aquarium, we got a couple 'flying' gurnards in. They actually are bottom feeders, and don't fly, to my knowlege, anyway. They were somewhat difficult to feed, and were very finicky. They ate live blackworms and frozen bloodworms the best, but probably would've taken just about anything eventually. Another employee bought one, and the other died unfortunately.

Cool pics, Mike & Jason. Thanks for the links. I've never seen the red one before.

[greenbean36191]

Actually none of those fish were found after the tsunami. They were collected during a research voyage off of New Zealand in 2003. http://www.oceans.gov.au/norfanz/library.htm

[hisc1ay]

Well that's interesting...good sleuthing. Mike, what's your source? :)

-j

[mik219]

they are phony. A lot of people are claiming them as there own photos that they shot after the tsunami. But their is a website that had them listed from a research voyage copyrighted since 2003 so its not from the not tsunami.

[hisc1ay]

But their is a website that had them listed from a research voyage copyrighted since 2003 so its not from the not tsunami.
In fact, it's the website I listed for the chimaera I believe. I just didn't read the article.

-j

[strictly marine]

I really never check the source> He sent them to me the other day and that was what it had as a heading. Didn't mean to fake the storie or anything. I just thought that they were interesting looking.

[hisc1ay]

Yeah, they're still cool looking fish.