tsunami fish

mousey · 01-30-2005, 06:32 PM

someone sent me pics of what had been washed up on the shores in Asia. there were some very odd looking fish. i emailed them to mark@fishforums.com. Don't know if he will get them or post them. Worth a look anyway. Maybe there are pics on the internet somewhere else.
mouse

I looked on the net myself after I posted this. Those are pics of real fish from an australian research web site.however they are NOT pics of fish washed up by the tsunami. it is one of those hoax story thingys. however-- still worth a look at to see what is in the oceans.

shev · 01-30-2005, 06:44 PM

AFG posted a site before the forum went down, very wierd but cool looking fish. one of them looked like a dragon goby, except with gigantic teeth. the fish should be documented and preserved if possible.

aquariumfishguy · 01-30-2005, 09:12 PM

An email containing photographs of bizarre-looking deep sea fish reportedly washed up on Thailand's Phuket beach after the tsunami actually contains images of fish collected during a study undertaken in 2003.

The email, which comes with the subject line "Phuket Deep Sea Creatures - Found At Seaside After Tsunami" was forwarded to Practical Fishkeeping by Nick Muhlemann of Sydney, Australia. It has been circulating rapidly and contains some stunning images of very odd-looking deep sea fish taken in museum wet laboratories.

The email says: "As everyone knows, the tsunami in Southeast Asia was devastating both in the loss of life and economically to the region.

"However now that the clean up is underway in the region, deep sea creatures that live too deep to be studied are being found scattered throughout the wreckage. These creatures were washed up on shore when the waves hit.

"Amazing what lives so far below the surface isn't it?"

Photos of some of the fish

fishfreaks · 01-30-2005, 09:27 PM

wow! that second to last one looks mean as u know what..

aquariumfishguy · 01-30-2005, 09:35 PM

Looks like he was looking for a mid-day snack while he was caught.

Vivid-Dawn · 01-30-2005, 09:39 PM

I'm not a marine biologist (or even a biologist, professionally), but this is what I think about 'em!
That first one looks kinda like Nessie! (lock ness monster)
The second looks just plain fat! LOL
The third looks like some kind of really nifty shark, that I wouldn't mind owning (I like sharks, I think they're purdy)
The fourth one looks like some prehistoric, monestrous piranha
And the last looks like a ditzy flounder *g*

**Fishfirst** · 01-31-2005, 09:11 AM

my guess is that it's a hoax... deep sea fish would not get washed up in a tsunami because they live in deep water... and tsunamis get thier power in shallow water... just my take on it

**Fishfirst** · 01-31-2005, 09:13 AM

although I now it occurs to me that if they washed up after the tsunami, could that be because of water quality issues???? That could mean bad news for that area.

Lexus · 01-31-2005, 11:23 AM

Wouldnt you think that the tsunami would affect some export of certain fish related to the aquarium business? Or are pretty much all the fish we get today bred at fish farms?

**TheOldSalt** · 01-31-2005, 12:25 PM

The top pic is split in two halves. The top half is a Coelacanth, but I can't figure out the lower half.
The second picture is of a baby Megamouth Shark. These are very deepwater sharks about the size and shape of a volkswagen beetle, and their tounge glows in the dark.
I think the third is a sixgill shark, which is a very deepwater benthic shark normally seen only by deep-sea probes. next we have a closeup of a viperfish, and the last one is a deepsea anglerfish.

This is a hoax. There is no way that this particual assemblage would be in the same region to get washed up in the same region, and water that deep isn't bothered by tsunamis anyway.

**Fishfirst** · 01-31-2005, 12:56 PM

It looked fishy to me too...

aquariumfishguy · 01-31-2005, 03:20 PM

We said from the beginning it was a hoax.

"An email containing photographs of bizarre-looking deep sea fish reportedly washed up on Thailand's Phuket beach after the tsunami actually contains images of fish collected during a study undertaken in 2003."

**Fishfirst** · 01-31-2005, 03:54 PM

hahah jezz... I don't read!

aquariumfishguy · 01-31-2005, 04:16 PM

It's fine, I just didn't know for sure if you had read it.

hawkjm73 · 01-31-2005, 11:34 PM

Here's the link to the study's site.

http://www.oceans.gov.au/norfanz/CreatureFeature.htm

Lots of cool critters to see.

01-30-2005, 06:32 PM	#1
mousey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 861	tsunami fish someone sent me pics of what had been washed up on the shores in Asia. there were some very odd looking fish. i emailed them to mark@fishforums.com. Don't know if he will get them or post them. Worth a look anyway. Maybe there are pics on the internet somewhere else. mouse I looked on the net myself after I posted this. Those are pics of real fish from an australian research web site.however they are NOT pics of fish washed up by the tsunami. it is one of those hoax story thingys. however-- still worth a look at to see what is in the oceans.

01-30-2005, 06:44 PM	#2
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 20 Posts: 1,620	Re: tsunami fish AFG posted a site before the forum went down, very wierd but cool looking fish. one of them looked like a dragon goby, except with gigantic teeth. the fish should be documented and preserved if possible.

01-30-2005, 09:12 PM	#3
aquariumfishguy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern, Michigan Posts: 372	An email containing photographs of bizarre-looking deep sea fish reportedly washed up on Thailand's Phuket beach after the tsunami actually contains images of fish collected during a study undertaken in 2003. The email, which comes with the subject line "Phuket Deep Sea Creatures - Found At Seaside After Tsunami" was forwarded to Practical Fishkeeping by Nick Muhlemann of Sydney, Australia. It has been circulating rapidly and contains some stunning images of very odd-looking deep sea fish taken in museum wet laboratories. The email says: "As everyone knows, the tsunami in Southeast Asia was devastating both in the loss of life and economically to the region. "However now that the clean up is underway in the region, deep sea creatures that live too deep to be studied are being found scattered throughout the wreckage. These creatures were washed up on shore when the waves hit. "Amazing what lives so far below the surface isn't it?" Photos of some of the fish __________________ Cory M.H. Care4fish.com - Closed See my forums for further details... Fish Forums: www.s4.invisionfree.com/Care4FishForums

01-30-2005, 09:27 PM	#4
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01-30-2005, 09:39 PM	#6
Vivid-Dawn Blue world bungler! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Utah Age: 30 Posts: 225	Re: tsunami fish I'm not a marine biologist (or even a biologist, professionally), but this is what I think about 'em! That first one looks kinda like Nessie! (lock ness monster) The second looks just plain fat! LOL The third looks like some kind of really nifty shark, that I wouldn't mind owning (I like sharks, I think they're purdy) The fourth one looks like some prehistoric, monestrous piranha And the last looks like a ditzy flounder g __________________ I may be crazy, but it's kept me from goin' insane... ~~~ 50g/189L 3 Electric Yellow Cichlid (single male, pair female) 1 Kenyi Cichlid (male) --- 20g/75.5 1 fancy guppy (male) 5 long-fin Zebra Danio

01-31-2005, 09:11 AM	#7
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,704 Blog Entries: 6	my guess is that it's a hoax... deep sea fish would not get washed up in a tsunami because they live in deep water... and tsunamis get thier power in shallow water... just my take on it __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

01-31-2005, 09:13 AM	#8
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,704 Blog Entries: 6	although I now it occurs to me that if they washed up after the tsunami, could that be because of water quality issues???? That could mean bad news for that area. __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

01-31-2005, 11:23 AM	#9
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,407	Re: tsunami fish Wouldnt you think that the tsunami would affect some export of certain fish related to the aquarium business? Or are pretty much all the fish we get today bred at fish farms? __________________ 55 Gallon 1 Fantail Goldfish 1 Albino Bristlenose 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 4 Angelfish 3 Zebra Danios 14? Assorted Corys 46 Gallon 8 Tiger Barbs 8 Pulcher/Brichardi Cichlids 29 Gallon 1 Snail 1 Betta 8 Pulcher/Brichardi Fry

01-31-2005, 12:25 PM	#10
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,534	Re: tsunami fish The top pic is split in two halves. The top half is a Coelacanth, but I can't figure out the lower half. The second picture is of a baby Megamouth Shark. These are very deepwater sharks about the size and shape of a volkswagen beetle, and their tounge glows in the dark. I think the third is a sixgill shark, which is a very deepwater benthic shark normally seen only by deep-sea probes. next we have a closeup of a viperfish, and the last one is a deepsea anglerfish. This is a hoax. There is no way that this particual assemblage would be in the same region to get washed up in the same region, and water that deep isn't bothered by tsunamis anyway.

01-31-2005, 12:56 PM	#11
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,704 Blog Entries: 6	Re: tsunami fish It looked fishy to me too...

01-31-2005, 03:20 PM	#12
aquariumfishguy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern, Michigan Posts: 372	We said from the beginning it was a hoax. "An email containing photographs of bizarre-looking deep sea fish reportedly washed up on Thailand's Phuket beach after the tsunami actually contains images of fish collected during a study undertaken in 2003." __________________ Cory M.H. Care4fish.com - Closed See my forums for further details... Fish Forums: www.s4.invisionfree.com/Care4FishForums

01-31-2005, 03:54 PM	#13
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,704 Blog Entries: 6	hahah jezz... I don't read! __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

01-31-2005, 04:16 PM	#14
aquariumfishguy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Southern, Michigan Posts: 372	It's fine, I just didn't know for sure if you had read it. __________________ Cory M.H. Care4fish.com - Closed See my forums for further details... Fish Forums: www.s4.invisionfree.com/Care4FishForums

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01-31-2005, 11:34 PM	#15
hawkjm73 Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 24	Re: tsunami fish Here's the link to the study's site. http://www.oceans.gov.au/norfanz/CreatureFeature.htm Lots of cool critters to see.

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