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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: sassyboy on September 22, 2006, 10:20:51 AM

Title: Help identify this fish
Post by: sassyboy on September 22, 2006, 10:20:51 AM: Hi
Can anyone identify this fish, caught off the dock in Nootka,
(http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n292/sassyboy_2006/6.jpg)

Cheers
Peter
Title: Re: Help identify this fish
Post by: Nicole on September 22, 2006, 10:28:20 AM: That's a Ratfish!

Crazy looking things... My brother and sister caught one off the dock in Bamfield when they were young kids, and the blood curdling screams were heard from across the campsite as they ran away from the dock... Too funny!

:)
Nicole
Title: Re: Help identify this fish
Post by: frenchy on September 22, 2006, 10:29:37 AM: Hi, nice fish.

I do not know what species it is, but It is a chimera, a cartilaginous fish, like the sharks and rays.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimaera_(fish)

I hope it helps
Title: Re: Help identify this fish
Post by: sassyboy on September 22, 2006, 10:34:27 AM: Thanks Nicole, it was amazing, the body was extremly soft and the gold on its body was like real gold also its eyes were luminous at night.
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Post by: blaydRnr on September 22, 2006, 10:44:53 AM: you're both right. the fish belong to the chimaeridae family.

supposed to be edible, but leaves a wicked after taste. :P

i used to catch them off mudge bay.
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Post by: marmot on September 22, 2006, 10:50:43 AM: The chupacabra of the fish world...
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Post by: Muddler on September 22, 2006, 10:54:08 AM: I dare you to touch the spike. ;D
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Post by: small_fish on September 22, 2006, 11:29:36 AM: Thats such a cool fish man, gj
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Post by: drift on September 22, 2006, 01:04:53 PM: Neat pic!
Title: Re: Help identify this fish
Post by: Spudcote on September 22, 2006, 01:13:11 PM: Definately a ratfish. Catch a few of them in the summer with guests, they always want to keep them thinking they are "pretty" ??? Never killed one, and wouldn't recommend it.
Title: Re: Help identify this fish
Post by: fishfinder on September 22, 2006, 01:29:58 PM: Caught a number of those when I was a kid fishing off the docks at Sunset Marina in West Van. Very interesting looking fish. Never killed one though.
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Post by: Xgolfman on September 22, 2006, 03:07:07 PM: That's no ratfish...That's my Mother In law ...she must have fallen off her broom again and landed in the water...
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Post by: Fish Assassin on September 22, 2006, 03:15:17 PM: ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Help identify this fish
Post by: Youngin on September 22, 2006, 03:19:56 PM: Quote from: Xgolfman on September 22, 2006, 03:07:07 PM
That's no ratfish...That's my Mother In law ...she must have fallen off her broom again and landed in the water...

Ouch :P
Title: Re: Help identify this fish
Post by: Gooey on September 22, 2006, 04:01:33 PM: When fishing cowichan bay, we would catch them relatively regularly...biggest one we ever caught was maybe 3.5 bls!

While it doesnt show in the picture, I remember this spiny club type thing that rested in an indentation between their eyes....very freaky fish for a young kid!!!!
Title: Re: Help identify this fish
Post by: frenchy on September 22, 2006, 04:04:12 PM: For me it is a nice looking fish, but I am addicted to fishing and to evolutionary biology (I know, it's weird), so I am biaised ::)
Title: Re: Help identify this fish
Post by: fishersak on September 22, 2006, 08:29:12 PM: We used to catch them all the time while mooching....that one has a particularily attractive coloration in my mind...not ugly at all.