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sassyboy

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Help identify this fish
« on: September 22, 2006, 10:20:51 AM »
Hi
Can anyone identify this fish, caught off the dock in Nootka,


Cheers
Peter
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Re: Help identify this fish
« Reply #1 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!

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Re: Help identify this fish
« Reply #2 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




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Re: Help identify this fish
« Reply #3 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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Re: Help identify this fish
« Reply #4 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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Re: Help identify this fish
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2006, 10:50:43 AM »
The chupacabra of the fish world...
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Re: Help identify this fish
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2006, 10:54:08 AM »
I dare you to touch the spike.  ;D
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Re: Help identify this fish
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2006, 11:29:36 AM »
Thats such a cool fish man, gj
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Re: Help identify this fish
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2006, 01:04:53 PM »
Neat pic!
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Re: Help identify this fish
« Reply #9 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.
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Re: Help identify this fish
« Reply #10 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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Re: Help identify this fish
« Reply #11 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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Re: Help identify this fish
« Reply #12 on: September 22, 2006, 03:15:17 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Help identify this fish
« Reply #13 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
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Re: Help identify this fish
« Reply #14 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!!!!
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