dogtooth Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Hi everyone , I was looking thru some of my old photos and thought i would share this strange very rare fish . It was caught of wide of Sydney 100 km and was released alive ......... It starts with the letter " O " Cheers Dogtooth........ John.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 james7 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 G'day Dogtooth Amazing looking fish there. Is it called something like an "oarfish". When you said it starts with an "o" that's the first thing I thought of even though I've never seen one live. Was it caught down deep or trolling? How big was it? Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dogtooth Posted June 3, 2009 Author Share Posted June 3, 2009 G'day Dogtooth Amazing looking fish there. Is it called something like an "oarfish". When you said it starts with an "o" that's the first thing I thought of even though I've never seen one live. Was it caught down deep or trolling? How big was it? Cheers Peter Yes OARFISH your correct peter .... Also known as a King herring. It was caught fishing the surface on a dead saurie... cheers John.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jewgaffer Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Hi everyone , ......I was looking thru some of my old photos and thought i would share this strange very rare fish . It was caught of wide of Sydney 100 km and was released alive ......... It starts with the letter " O " .....Cheers Dogtooth........ John.... Geesus John that's the longest fish you'd ever hope to catch I doubt if you would see a fish that long outside of a museum Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 A.dawg Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Woah arnt oarfish like heaps rare Amazing fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 monch Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Wow thats huge, must be 2m+ Also its mouth looks like that of a silver trevally, looks suited to sucking food up from the seabed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 GregL Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Mate you have grown alot since that foto or that fish is HUGE! lol That thing is freaky, some cool footage on you tube of those oarfish, a few are even alive. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 slinkymalinky Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Wow... and that's just a baby. Just checked in one of my reference books and they grow to 11m!! Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 joel99 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Wow, amazing catch! Very very rare from what i've just read! Did it put up much of a fight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tan the fisherman Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Looks a bit like the Queen of Nagas - google it and see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 sanger Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Damn that thing is freaky!!!!! Imagine everyone trying to call what sort of fish that is after the strike!!! Its a marlin.... no its a rare silver dolphin fish..... no its a giant sea gar!!!! Great photo's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MikeyR Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 Awesome photo! Gives "herring" a whole new perspective, a whole lot bigger than the little buggers we caught in Perth LOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 cobba Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) Looks more like a Southern Ribbonfish than a Oarfish. Southern Ribbonfish (Trachipterus jacksoniensis): http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/tjackson.htm http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=14241 Oarfish (Regalecus glesne): http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/rglesne.htm http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3267 Edited June 4, 2009 by cobba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 SimJ Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 Looks more like a Southern Ribbonfish than a Oarfish. Southern Ribbonfish (Trachipterus jacksoniensis): http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/tjackson.htm http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=14241 Oarfish (Regalecus glesne): http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/rglesne.htm http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3267 i agree... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Richard1 Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 i also concur, doctor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 dogtooth Posted June 4, 2009 Author Share Posted June 4, 2009 Looks more like a Southern Ribbonfish than a Oarfish. Southern Ribbonfish (Trachipterus jacksoniensis): http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/tjackson.htm http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=14241 Oarfish (Regalecus glesne): http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/rglesne.htm http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3267 Yes Cobba i think your right it definately looks a lot more like the southern ribbionfish intresting that it only grows to 2 metres im 180 cm tall so i would say it was 3 metres as my arm was extended and it was still on the floor..... Cheers John.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fisherman1994 Posted August 9, 2009 Share Posted August 9, 2009 two words mate : "holy crap" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hi everyone ,
I was looking thru some of my old photos and thought i would share this strange very rare fish . It was caught of wide of Sydney 100 km and was released alive .........
It starts with the letter " O "
Cheers Dogtooth........
John.... 
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