Arbenol Posted October 16, 2013 #1 Share Posted October 16, 2013 http://www.huffingto...1.html?ir=Green Jellied eel all round! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecoNoir Posted October 16, 2013 #2 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Ah the Oarfish, by all accounts it's not that great on the pallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra99 Posted October 16, 2013 #3 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Bung that in Loch Ness...you'd be made for life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettyTheYeti Posted October 16, 2013 #4 Share Posted October 16, 2013 This gives you some perspective in regards to the many giants still hiding out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted October 16, 2013 #5 Share Posted October 16, 2013 This gives you some perspective in regards to the many giants still hiding out there. Oarfish have always been very large, and i guess is the culprit for many sea monster sightings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean85 Posted October 16, 2013 #6 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Damn! one more reason to not swim in the ocean! are they dangerous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderOTD Posted October 16, 2013 #7 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Damn! one more reason to not swim in the ocean! are they dangerous By all accounts they are a pretty passive fish, have never heard of a oarfish attack. They mainly feed on plankton and small crustaceans, so I would assume they would be more of flighter than a fighter. http://www.seasky.org/deep-sea/oarfish.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ancient astronaut Posted October 16, 2013 #8 Share Posted October 16, 2013 56 ft. Holy **** that's big. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted October 16, 2013 #9 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I thought oarfish were round, like flounder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshadow60 Posted October 16, 2013 #10 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Awww, so sad. Seems the only time they come near shore (or people) is when they are dying. They must not be good to eat, or they would all be gone now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted October 16, 2013 #11 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Sorry why are tested samples? Its an oarfish, if they do not know that then they are not really marine scientist. If on the other hand they are testing how it died and human waste poisoning shows up, hope they tell us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted October 16, 2013 #12 Share Posted October 16, 2013 The reason they are called oarfish is because once they died and developed rigormortis, the sailors in times past used them as "oars" Just kidding. Bad joke, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harte Posted October 16, 2013 #13 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Sorry why are tested samples? Its an oarfish, if they do not know that then they are not really marine scientist. If on the other hand they are testing how it died and human waste poisoning shows up, hope they tell us. I didn't see anything about testing samples but if they are, it's probably to run tests on the DNA. These fish are rare. It's possible that it could be a different individual species of the fish than any previously known. Harte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted October 16, 2013 #14 Share Posted October 16, 2013 I didn't see anything about testing samples but if they are, it's probably to run tests on the DNA. These fish are rare. It's possible that it could be a different individual species of the fish than any previously known. Harte Its in the article. The fish is rare to us, but it is known to exist....albeit this one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harte Posted October 16, 2013 #15 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Its in the article. The fish is rare to us, but it is known to exist....albeit this one now. Yes, just like the 9 different species (many of which look almost exactly alike) of carp are known to exist in the US alone. The fact that oarfish are known to exist doesn't mean that this is not a new species of oarfish. Especially given the rarity of this sort of fish. There are four known species, one of which is the giant one. Maybe there's two giant species. Harte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted October 16, 2013 #16 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Damn! one more reason to not swim in the ocean! are they dangerous I tend smaller fish are more dangerous than bigger fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted October 17, 2013 #17 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Damn! one more reason to not swim in the ocean! are they dangerous No worries, they feed on plankton, not swimmers, and the live at depths of half a mile or so, they only come near the surface when dying or dead. They is a recent YouTube video of one alive in the deep ocean, very cool animal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted October 17, 2013 #18 Share Posted October 17, 2013 It's a shame that one died. Here's a video of a live Giant Oarfish - http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=254760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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