jethrofloyd Posted July 13, 2016 #1 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Terrified fishermen catch bizarre 'mutant piranha' with sharp teeth and body of an eel http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/terrified-fishermen-catch-bizarre-mutant-8409020 tunned fishermen caught more than they bargained for when they hooked a terrifying mutant fish. The bizarre-looking black creature has a monstrous face, sharp teeth and the body of an eel. The unlikely beast was hooked from the Kama River in central Russia’s Udmurt Republic by anglers using earth worms 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted July 13, 2016 #2 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Never mind 'terrified fisherman', I expect the poor fish was terrified too. It looks like something that would live in very deep water and therefore never seen by people. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted July 13, 2016 #3 Share Posted July 13, 2016 Wolf eel. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickian Posted July 13, 2016 #4 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I'm sure someone considers that a delicacy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted July 13, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 13, 2016 13 minutes ago, oldrover said: Wolf eel. Thank you for that. I went to Google images ..... what a fascinating creature it is! And what a fascinating jaw structure it has: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted July 13, 2016 #6 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I think I'd pass on taking a skinny dip in the Kama river. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted July 13, 2016 #7 Share Posted July 13, 2016 The alligator gar is more impressive and this is a small specimen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted July 13, 2016 #8 Share Posted July 13, 2016 *leaps to defense of Wolf eel* well, there are some mighty big Wolf eels too, mister! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted July 13, 2016 #9 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I've seen alligator gar 'up close and personal' and they are really bizarre looking. There are some very odd looking fish in our world for sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted July 13, 2016 #10 Share Posted July 13, 2016 I really like alligator gars, they're fascinating looking things. To be honest though, I'd rather be bitten by a gar than a wolf eel. I also have a bit of a thing for Atlantic wreckfish. Also, the wolf eel is apparently very tasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted July 13, 2016 #11 Share Posted July 13, 2016 1 hour ago, oldrover said: I really like alligator gars, they're fascinating looking things. To be honest though, I'd rather be bitten by a gar than a wolf eel. I also have a bit of a thing for Atlantic wreckfish. Also, the wolf eel is apparently very tasty. Are you sure you'd rather be bitten by one of these? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted July 13, 2016 #12 Share Posted July 13, 2016 The first one please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodf3llow Posted July 14, 2016 #13 Share Posted July 14, 2016 Clickbait articles are all the rave these days on UM... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podo Posted July 14, 2016 #14 Share Posted July 14, 2016 On 2016-07-13 at 2:56 AM, oldrover said: Wolf eel. I go fishing all the time, and I've encountered my fair share of wolf eels. This thing is definitely not a wolf eel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted July 15, 2016 #15 Share Posted July 15, 2016 22 hours ago, Podo said: I go fishing all the time, and I've encountered my fair share of wolf eels. This thing is definitely not a wolf eel. You're right. Sorry, I think I meant wolfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podo Posted July 15, 2016 #16 Share Posted July 15, 2016 1 minute ago, oldrover said: You're right. Sorry, I think I meant wolfish. I've never heard of a wolf fish and neither has the internet. What is it you're trying to say? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlitterRose Posted July 15, 2016 #17 Share Posted July 15, 2016 On 7/13/2016 at 4:28 AM, Hammerclaw said: The alligator gar is more impressive and this is a small specimen. That's it. No swimming for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlitterRose Posted July 15, 2016 #18 Share Posted July 15, 2016 On 7/13/2016 at 8:53 AM, Hammerclaw said: Are you sure you'd rather be bitten by one of these? The little one was enough to keep me out of the water. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted July 15, 2016 #19 Share Posted July 15, 2016 Actually I left out an 'L'. It should have read wolffish, rather than wolfish. Or wolf fish. Try this: https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=wolf+fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podo Posted July 15, 2016 #20 Share Posted July 15, 2016 21 minutes ago, oldrover said: Actually I left out an 'L'. It should have read wolffish, rather than wolfish. Or wolf fish. Try this: https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=wolf+fish It's another name for Wolf Eel. However you spin it, it ain't no wolfnoun or nounwolf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted July 15, 2016 #21 Share Posted July 15, 2016 (edited) On 15/07/2016 at 10:36 PM, Podo said: On 15/07/2016 at 11:20 PM, Podo said: It's another name for Wolf Eel. However you spin it, it ain't no wolfnoun or nounwolf. It isn't though, is it. There are several distinct species of wolffish. I think you may have misread the Wikipedia article. Where it includes the common name for the pacific species in a list of alternative names for the Atlantic wolffish. At least I'm assuming that's what you've done, as that article is the first one on the link I sent you. Either way, looking at the arrangement of its teeth, it clear that this fish, from the Mail's article on it. *snip* And this fish. Are the same or very closely related species. Edited July 21, 2016 by Saru Image removed due to copyright 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas Cooper Merrin Posted July 18, 2016 #22 Share Posted July 18, 2016 That looks like Jim Henson was involved in the evolution of that thing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Goatman Posted July 21, 2016 #23 Share Posted July 21, 2016 On July 13, 2016 at 5:56 AM, oldrover said: Wolf eel. That's what I was thinking too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted July 22, 2016 #24 Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) I'm going with Wolf Eel also. It appears to be a almost exclusively Northern Pacific creature, so I can see why the Mirror would think it is some kind of Mutant fish which no Englishman has ever seen before. Edited July 22, 2016 by DieChecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted July 22, 2016 #25 Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) 3 hours ago, DieChecker said: I'm going with Wolf Eel also. It appears to be a almost exclusively Northern Pacific creature, so I can see why the Mirror would think it is some kind of Mutant fish which no Englishman has ever seen before. As Podo has pointed out though, this isn't a wolf eel but a wolf fish. Specifically, it seems to be the Atlantic wolfish. Which are found off the coast of Britain. http://britishseafishing.co.uk/atlantic-wolffish/ Besides, many Englishmen, as well as Welshmen like me, are aware of wolf eels. That's why I initially got the name confused, although I am familiar with the local Atlantic species. And even though, the link above is from a site I have bookmarked on my desk top. The Mirror haven't made a mistake, they're just running the kind of 'silly season' story typical of British Red Top journalism. After all, this obviously marine fish was supposed to have been caught in central Russia about 1000km from the nearest sea. Edited July 22, 2016 by oldrover 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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