Oarfish thread

[Gary Majchrzak]

Oarfish. Also commonly called a Ribbonfish.
Trachipterus trachypterus

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[Kent E]

Amazing fish!

In the second picture, the guy with the shorts is the one holding the brunt of the fish!

 

[der_wille_zur_macht]

How many can I fit in my nano?

 

[mr86mister]

My absolute favorite deep sea creature! Those things can get to over 50 feet. My family lives in San Diego and one had washed on shore(deceased) when they were there. Wish they had taken pictures for me to add. If I could keep this fish I would. Arowana's are close enough.

 

[magboy]

Oarfish - Ft. Lauderdale, FL beach 1980s?

Oarfish - Ft. Lauderdale, FL beach 1980s?

Hi, Folks -
Do any of you South Florida oldtimers remember the happening of an oarfish washing ashore on north Fort Lauderdale beach, in the 1980s?
There was a picture and an article in the local newspaper.
All the best and standing by.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

I don't recall that. Of course, this is a NY Forum. I'm sure it made the paper here but in the mid 80's I didn't read the paper much because I had other concerns

 

[magboy]

Florida Oarfish

Florida Oarfish

Hi, Gary -
Thank you for kind response.
All best regards.
Cordially,
Dick

 

[octopus737]

The oarfish, Trachipterus trachypterus, is a mysterious creature of the open ocean which has been the root of many a fisherman’s tale over the span of human history. There are four described species of oarfish with one species growing up to 56 feet (17 meters) long and it is the longest bony fish ever recorded. Oarfish are rarely seen but when they spotted, it is usually a specimen which is in poor health that has been washed closer to shore before the specimen fully expires. The juvenile oarfish above is believed to be the species Trachipterus trachypterus and although it was being offered up for sale for 198,000JPY or about $2100, like larger specimens of it’s kind which came into view of human eyes, the juvenile oarfish quickly expired in it’s captive environment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9-h6bjilNI&feature=player_embedded

We’ve come to learn that this juvenile oarfish did indeed perish after just a dozen hours in captivity. We had very slim hopes that the specimen would survive in captivity but it’s still sad to see it die so quickly. Since seeing and catching juvenile oarfish is such a rare occurrence, it’s likely that this specimen was compromised before it ever even left the ocean. The body of this specimen will be donated to a local research facility for further study. Apparently this fish caused quite a stir in the local marine aquarium community and many reefers came to see it right away."

 

[octopus737]

That was from something i found. Further proof that they will not fair well in home aquarium.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

why would you put an Oarfish in a home aquarium?

why would you put an Oarfish in a home aquarium?

another recent Oarfish sighting

 

[magdelan]

There is a show on Disney that my son watches called, Octonauts. Tonight, my son was all about this thing on there called an Oarfish. I had never heard of it untill today... so for the first time, he made me aware of something interesting other than fart noises and his balls.

Oarfish... who knew?

 

[GratefulReef]

I never knew of them either. They are very cool creatures though, I dont know why one would want that in a home aquarium it would have to be one very large aquarium.

 

[Jacwil]

I never knew of them either. They are very cool creatures though, I dont know why one would want that in a home aquarium it would have to be one very large aquarium.

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