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....

[Gamecock]

Too bad they threw it back, looks like it is qualified for the White House Press Pool.

[Delta Dawn]

I’d like to see you giving that to Mom to clean...

[One Name]

Big eyes, big teeth. Skinny body.

Like a deepwater ringwraith.

[BenLurkin]

[DanielRedfoot]

O thak God
I was sure it was gonna be a pic of Hellen Thomas

[Right Brother]

A bottom dweller. Scientific name: Democraticus Scumus.

[Clay Moore]

No this is Helen Thomas. I do see how one could get the two confused.

[UCANSEE2]

The species have long, high dorsal fins

And yet, I see none at all.

[American Constitutionalist]

Been swimming there before, ain't going to swim there again,, nope, nada....

[UCANSEE2]

Had to find out.

[TomasUSMC]

Seen em ten times bigger

[ArtDodger]

Democraticus Scumus.

Kind of redundant, eh?

[KGeorge]

Whoah. Glad it wasn’t Wilmington.

[Little Pig]

That’s actually a pretty “normal” looking animal. Most of the really deep critters are horrific. Particularly with that large dorsal, that would make a really interesting mount.

[logic101.net]

qualified for the White House Press Pool.

Dude, where have you been? Did you know that Obama is in the White House now? The “press corps” are all lap dogs now.

[UCANSEE2]

Hmmmmmm.... Dragon or Mermaid ?

[blueunicorn6]

I caught a few of these down at Tucker’s Pond. You use cheese for bait. Just press a bunch of Velveeta on a hook and toss it in. Not much of a fighter. Don’t try to eat one! They have about a million bones. Hang ‘em out on the clothesline for a week or two. My Uncle used to smoke ‘em, but I can never keep ‘em lit.

[UCANSEE2]

[logic101.net]

would make a really interesting mount.

I totally agree, the only fish I ever had mounted was a Bowfin; primitive looking fish and one of the few fish that are not worth eating (I have tried).

This one, I’d want to talk to the taxidermist to see if I could get the meat to give it a taste, since it was fresh and when would you get a chance again?

[Cold Heart]

Found one on the beach. The dried head is around here somewhere.