Nightmarish looking deep sea fish washes up on NC shore

Yahoo ^ | May 16, 2014 | Charlene Sakoda

[Gamecock]

A deep sea lancetfish washed up alive on a Nags Head, North Carolina beach on Monday.

The species have long, high dorsal fins and can grow over six feet long. Their jaws contain several long fang-like teeth as well as several smaller teeth. The station notes that very little is known about the biology of the fish, except that they live in all oceans....

[UCANSEE2]

Particularly with that large dorsal, that would make a really interesting mount.

The fin seems to deteriorate rather quickly.

[ClearCase_guy]

[One Name]

Me either.

Pectorals evident enough...

Could they have seen it swimming upside down?

Journalism isn’t what it used to be.

[One Name]

Now thats a weirdo deal there.

I stand corrected.

All dorsal, no cattle.

[BigEdLB]

The "Release the Kracken" comment has multiple outcomes.

[Little Pig]

That’s probably the work of scavengers, and is likely true of most fish. If the fin is present (as it seems to be on this one), the taxidermist ought to be able to save it.

[Vendome]

Ocean Gar ¿¿¿¿

Hate them damned things.

[boycott]

The ones I've seen like that have a bigger back side.

[eartrumpet]

Big eyes, big teeth. Skinny body.

Like a deepwater ringwraith.

Or Ann Coulter.

[One Name]

So you think she’s hot, too?

[eartrumpet]

You know it.

[GeronL]

Looks prehistoric

Like a living fossil

[tumblindice]

It’s hard to swim when you’re covering up your ‘nads.
A lancetfish bit my sister once, and it was nastee.

Like the blonde that washed up on shore after swimming the English channel—several hours after two other women—she complained bitterly: “The brunette and redheaded cheated! I’m sure they were using their arms.”
Nastee, yes sir.

[dagogo redux]

That’s my brother’s ex - we thought she drowned a few years ago.

[Patriot Babe]

To me it looks like a giant Sardine =)

[Patriot Babe]

ROFL

[Salamander]

LOL

Stealing that.

[Moorings]

Yikes. Big mouth, nasty teeth, and creepy eyes.

[ApplegateRanch]

[a fool in paradise]

"WE ARE NOT AMUSED"