I found a couple of wierd looking fish washed up on the beach this morning. I wonder what they would look like all grown up? Any ideas?........dt
fishabductor - 3-22-2011 at 11:29 AM
Those are killer. I'd try and find a way to schelac/varnish them and then frame them.
Sorry I can't help om the ID, sort of looks like a Phirana.TheColoradoDude - 3-22-2011 at 11:31 AM
They would make fabulous earrings. I am eager to find out what they are. They look like fish from the DEEEEEEEEEEEP.motoged - 3-22-2011 at 11:35 AM
DT,
I don't know what those blue ones are, but that top round one is the not so rare Copperus Lincolna ubiquitous....they tend to congregate at
the bottom of fountains and water features in malls around the world.
A good find How did those blue ones taste? windgrrl - 3-22-2011 at 12:30 PM
Baby angler fish???baitcast - 3-22-2011 at 12:33 PM
Those big eyes might suggest deep water,how one so small washes up on the beach without being eaten hmm?
must not taste so good maybe?
Robtoneart - 3-22-2011 at 12:38 PM
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Originally posted by dtbushpilot
I found a couple of wierd looking fish washed up on the beach this morning. I wonder what they would look like all grown up? Any ideas?........dt
I think they are fused glass earrings. I used to be a glass artist and jewelery was a bread & butter item.Russ - 3-22-2011 at 12:54 PM
I sent your photo in to a place that ID's fish.dtbushpilot - 3-22-2011 at 01:27 PM
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Originally posted by Russ
I sent your photo in to a place that ID's fish.
Thanks russ, keep us posted.
I promise that they really are fish and not jewelery.....dt.DENNIS - 3-22-2011 at 01:35 PM
Those are the common perch that live in front of San Onofre Power Plant.Oggie - 3-22-2011 at 04:01 PM
I think it is a juvinile Pacific Spadefish. My kid's would see them near shore in six inches of water in BOLA
Fish ID
tehag - 3-22-2011 at 04:19 PM
Looks like Deep Sea Hatchetfish
(Argyropelecus gigas)Skipjack Joe - 3-22-2011 at 04:28 PM
That is a really great find.
Not many people ever see them. Even the aquariums can't keep them alive. Most of us will only see pictures of them and accept their existence.
You are one lucky guy.marv sherrill - 3-22-2011 at 04:39 PM
Tehag is correct! - sometimes they vertically migrate at night - perhaps caoght in a storm and washed ashore - preserve in 50% isopropyl alcohol
(rubbing alcohol) - very cool find. Were there only 2?Russ - 3-22-2011 at 04:39 PM
I got an answer back. Tropical hatchetfish - Argyropelecus lychnusbaitcast - 3-22-2011 at 04:44 PM
Any mention of size or age? look like cartoonsRuss - 3-22-2011 at 05:09 PM
[Edited on 3-23-2011 by BajaNomad]dtbushpilot - 3-22-2011 at 05:37 PM
Maybe I shouldn't have thrown them away......dtkrafty - 3-22-2011 at 07:30 PM
GREAT EARRINGS! Used to have dried blowfish earrings, blown up with those crazy shaky eyes glued on-quite a conversation pieceOCEANUS - 3-22-2011 at 10:40 PM
Those are definitely hatchetfish. If you look along the botttom/belly, you'll see specialized cells called photophores. These cells can produce
bioluminescent light. What is even more interesting is that the Hatchetfish can actually control the intensity of the light that is emitted from these
cells and have been shown to actually mimic the changes in light levels reaching the deep sea as the sun moves across the horizon from morning to
afternoon. This ability to mask themselves in the ambient light acts as a customizable form of camoflauge to mask their silouette from the eyes of
underlying predators.Skipjack Joe - 3-22-2011 at 10:55 PM
Looks like there are 73 species of hatchet fish and they have a huge range.
I don't think it's 'gigas' because of the size. Gigas is the size of a perch, 5 inches.
Good info on the family in the fishbase org but can't get the link to work tonight.
How did those blue ones taste? 
Baby angler fish???