Juan del Rio - 2-19-2006 at 10:17 AM
This fish was floundering in the bay yesterday then washed up with the tide. Photo was taken about thirty minutes after it died. The tail had been
bitten off. Any idea what it is? No one here knows...
[Edited on 2-19-2006 by Juan del Rio]
Try this...
Juan del Rio - 2-19-2006 at 10:20 AM
file was a little large...
comitan - 2-19-2006 at 10:23 AM
It looks like the head portion of an oar fish.
chino - 2-19-2006 at 10:31 AM
Too bad it wasnt surf season there you could sell alot of fish tacos to the guests, theres a couple of guys there that come to mind who could
capitalize on this!
fandango - 2-19-2006 at 11:49 AM
was the tail cut off or bitten off?
Bob and Susan - 2-19-2006 at 11:52 AM
Jaun
Think about that thing next time you surf..
Pompano - 2-19-2006 at 11:59 AM
Oarfish for sure.
BajaNomad - 2-19-2006 at 01:13 PM
Oarfish "King of Herrings":
"People most often see Oarfish washed up on beaches. Encounters with live Oarfish are rare. They are sometimes seen on the surface, and this may
contribute to tales of sea serpents.
http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/AAO/local/www/jbh/G/Oar_Fish.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oarfish
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/rglesne.htm
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/rglesnem.ht...
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/rglescol.ht...
http://www.divernet.com/biolog/oarf198.htm
http://rps.uvi.edu/VIMAS/oarfish_facts.htm
If I'm not mistaken, there was something written about a sighting/finding of one of these fish back on the Amigos site long ago as well.
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Doug
bajajudy - 2-19-2006 at 01:42 PM
I dont know what kind of fish it is, but it looks like whatever ate the tail washed it down with a Tecate.
Capt. George - 2-19-2006 at 02:17 PM
Is it a oar fish, oar a eel fish...either oar, it's scary lookin!
Capt Nice Guy
Thank you...
Juan del Rio - 2-19-2006 at 04:44 PM
Great response. I told people here in town that my buddies on Baja Nonads would be able to figure it out. I'll post the responses at Snakes Cantina
later today.
capt. mike - 2-20-2006 at 06:52 AM
baja nonads....hahahaha !!
juan, ever seen a wolf eel?? really eerie!
Bob and Susan - 2-20-2006 at 06:58 AM
do you see those in the AIR?
capt. mike - 2-20-2006 at 07:08 AM
no, ....there's one in my shorts occasionally!