monsters washed ashore from tsunami

[CentralMayhem]

My cousin is a marine and was sent to indonesia for clean up after the tsunami. he got pics of these fish and e mailed em to me. some weird lookin stuff. pics in my members gallery. check em out

[Vitaliy]

They were posted a number of times before. I love the 1st and 4th pics, they are just insane looking! :D

[redtailfool]

Those are deep deep water fish. Ive also read that they have not raised these fish alive from the depths that they live in.

[Ariel]

No offence, I have seen these pic way back, even bf the indonesia tsunami, r u sure ur cousin took them?
here the link
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/about/fieldwork/norfanz/index.htm


PS: pic 3 is a dead give away!

[rayman45]

blobbly

[piranha45]

Those pics are like 5 months old now at least

[Ariel]

Those pics are like 5 months old now at least
Correction, they r from may-June 2003

[CentralMayhem]

ok, i never said that he took them i said that he got them. just thought someone might wannasee em who hasnt already. all u people are so critical in this place. just some pics of monster fish. and yes they are deep water. sorry for sharin. they could have been pics of mollies or flowers like i see onsome web sites.

[rayman45]

stop bitcing

[piranha45]

his defensive response is so amusing

[M|L]

these pictures were taken by a deep sea study team of some sort, not washed up by the tsunami.

[Daddyo72]

My cousin is a marine and was sent to indonesia for clean up after the tsunami. he got pics of these fish and e mailed em to me. some weird lookin stuff. pics in my members gallery. check em out


OK I'll say it. Your lying. He didn't take these photos. Don't make me look for the source of the photos. It will piss me off and embarrass you.

[WckedMidas]

do search of tropical fish keeping news theey got the scoop on them when they started getting sent around after the big wave

[WckedMidas]

Deep sea fish in hoax tsunami email
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.

email
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?"

Several of the images in the hoax email contain museum accession numbers which Practical Fishkeeping has checked. These show that the fish pictured were actually collected during a joint New Zealand and Australia Norfolk Ridge - Lord Howe Rise Biodiversity Voyage (NORFANZ) undertaken between May and June 2003, and weren't collected in Phuket as stated in the email.

According to NORFANZ, the fish pictured were captured during a series of over 150 deep water trawls in depths of up to 2000m.

email
The study found a number of new species, including a comical looking Psychrolutes species, affectionately named "Mr Blobby".




What are the creatures in the hoax email?
> Stone crab, Neolithodes sp.
A male specimen of a new species of deep sea crab from the Neolithodes genus. This one has eight legs, but two of them are poorly developed and are tucked away at the rear-end of the crab. The red colour of this crab actually appears black at great depths.

email> Coffinfish, Chaunax sp. A
An undescribed species of pink, flabby bottom-dwelling angler fish growing to about 30cm in length. This new species has stumpy pectoral fins which are used to "walk" along the seabed. It's a predatory fish that sits around waiting for other fish to swim over the top of it, before engulfing them in its capacious mouth.

email> Prickly Shark, Oxynotus bruniensis
This very unusual high-backed shark has very prickly skin due to its very advanced dermal denticles. This species has an enormous oily liver which is believed to be one reason for its peculiar shape. The enlarged liver provides oil used to make the fish more neutrally bouyant.

email> Fangtooth, Anoplogaster cornuta
This species only grows to about 15cm but must be one of the toothiest fish known. Oddly, this is a midwater species and feeds on other fish. The teeth are so big that they slot into special sheeths either side of the fish's brain when the mouth closes.

email> Umbrella mouth gulper eel, Eurypharynx pelicanoides
This species gets its generic name from the latin for "all throat". It feeds on shrimps by engulfing them and the water around them. It has a light emitting organ on its tail.

More details on these fish can be found on the Australian Museum's website.
More at: NORFANZ (Thu January 13, 2005, 6:46 pm)

[WckedMidas]

so i now cocure bull**** on you or your brothers part. i duno who ****ed who but someones ****ed someone and it sure does stink awfuly bad!

[piranha45]

you don't have to waste time proving what is already common knowledge...

[Ariel]

No offence, I have seen these pic way back, even bf the indonesia tsunami, r u sure ur cousin took them?
here the link
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/about/fieldwork/norfanz/index.htm


PS: pic 3 is a dead give away!
OK I'll say it. Your lying. He didn't take these photos. Don't make me look for the source of the photos. It will piss me off and embarrass you.

I already posted the link in #4

[CentralMayhem]

why dont you ****ing morons read the begining post. it said he GOT them not TOOK them. you guys are so stupid. read up and make sure u read the right stuff, dont interpret it the way your slow ass brains want to see it, READ. And this is called MFK right. Well i hadnt seen the pics and my cousin who went to do relief in the tsunami did send the pics and i figured they looked pretty monster to me. so you are all welcome and i love you all very much.

[CentralMayhem]

and daddyo72, you are an embarrassment to your mamma. READ, then reply, you pissed ME off tuff guy. and by the way "my fish can beat your fish up" hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[CentralMayhem]

and I am disappointed in u 2 midas. you usually read the post and reply accordingly. so since you have all failed to read the post and understand it, i will just say that you guys are all ungrateful, i mean how many times have you seen the same pic of a midas or the infamous red dovii. gimme a break, im sure not every MFK member has seen em and thats why i posted em. at least i didnt say he was the collector or had em in a tank like some of you guys would have probably said. try to keep your mind open and listen to what people are saying, not what you want to hear. hopefully i didnt make anyone else mad enough to continue this war of words. daddyo72hahahahahahahahahahahaha

[redtailfool]

Lets all play nice ok? Thanks CM for posting those true Monster fish from
the deep.

[WckedMidas]

and I am disappointed in u 2 midas. you usually read the post and reply accordingly. so since you have all failed to read the post and understand it, i will just say that you guys are all ungrateful, i mean how many times have you seen the same pic of a midas or the infamous red dovii. gimme a break, im sure not every MFK member has seen em and thats why i posted em. at least i didnt say he was the collector or had em in a tank like some of you guys would have probably said. try to keep your mind open and listen to what people are saying, not what you want to hear. hopefully i didnt make anyone else mad enough to continue this war of words. daddyo72hahahahahahahahahahahaha


All i did was put the facts out there. Someone bull****ed someone is exactly what i said. I duno what lies your cus said . or if you made them up . I was just pointing out the fact you had made a mistake on your cussins part. And you should let him no . the we the people no better then that. I useualy dont flaim people. Wellsometimes i do but it mostly in fun. Your cussin how he got the pics i duno. But the way you made your post saying he was there and got the pics could make people lead to beleve hes trying to claim to be person that took the pics. I got the info off of pratical fish keeping magazine website. by the way.

Ps tell your cussin stop trying to **** your my favorite turd :hitting:

[CentralMayhem]

listen, i was sent them and thats all i posted. i said my cousin said he got them he didnt say he took them, so someone lied to him. he knew i liked fish, i knew MFK members liked fish, so I shared. Noones tryin to bull**** anyone here, i was just tellin people to look at the pics. you will only get legit replys from me if asked questions, and i dont bag on anyones pics. i like em all. thanks guys

[WckedMidas]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/nrhomb2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/ningolfhd2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/mnigerg2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/hperlo2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/ccoelolepis2.jpg

[WckedMidas]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/acornuta2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/reucla2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/pmicrohd2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/ccousill2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/cjordani2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/csloanb.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/fish41.jpg
no hard fealings dude . these are some more pics that came from same deep sea excavation.

[CentralMayhem]

some of them look even meaner. right on man. keepin it real

[WckedMidas]

noprob man

[pufferking]

insane

[redtailfool]

If i can only keep one of those in my tank.. man that would be insane.
Neoprodigy's Bumblebee grouper would be a feeder compared to these
bad boys. :devil:

[piranha45]

If i can only keep one of those in my tank.. man that would be insane.
Neoprodigy's Bumblebee grouper would be a feeder compared to these
bad boys. :devil:
Thresher shark juvenile aside, I doubt any of those fish are longer than your bicep.

[redtailfool]

Not talking about size but rarity wise and the coolness factor :)
Im saying Neos BB fw grouper would be common if we got one
of those monsters in our tanks...

[slapper]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/acornuta2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/reucla2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/pmicrohd2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/ccousill2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/cjordani2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/csloanb.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/wckedmidas/fish41.jpg
no hard fealings dude . these are some more pics that came from same deep sea excavation.
My grandmother caught those fish while sailing the 7 seas. How the f*** did you get your hands on them wicked?

[piranha45]

Im saying Neos BB fw grouper...
*cough cough hack hack*

[redtailfool]

*cough cough hack hack*


LOL :banhim:

[WckedMidas]

My grandmother caught those fish while sailing the 7 seas. How the f*** did you get your hands on them wicked?
caught one of whats the red fishy hes the coolest out of all of them i think . had that for desk top for awhile. i got a newsletter from praticle fish keeping way back when these surfaced about the tsunami. saying they figured out the truth . and therees a site called noranz i think it is that actualy discoverd the fish.

[ridether]

ya cool

[Daddyo72]

why dont you ****ing morons read the begining post. it said he GOT them not TOOK them. you guys are so stupid. read up and make sure u read the right stuff, dont interpret it the way your slow ass brains want to see it, READ. And this is called MFK right. Well i hadnt seen the pics and my cousin who went to do relief in the tsunami did send the pics and i figured they looked pretty monster to me. so you are all welcome and i love you all very much.
Because you tried to mislead us. You simply left yourself some wiggle room to get out of it. Some of those aren't even from the tsunami.

[HilJack41]

there all fake if youlook at the dates there not from the sunami.. its a hoax

[redtailfool]

I would really just enjoy the pictures. I think the Hoax factor has been brought
up many times before. :)

[HilJack41]

dey are sweet.. i got more....

[redtailfool]

The second one looks like a pterodactyl. The bird in jurassic park 2..
I want!!!!!!!!

[piranha45]

they all look like something id flush down my toilet.

[redtailfool]

they all look like something id flush down my toilet.

Thank you for your insightful opinion. :)

[piranha45]

i just tell it like it is, bro! :P

[HilJack41]

you look like something youd flushdown your toilet, no your mom looks liek somthign youd flush down a toilet! ooooooooooooooooo dis!! :rofl:

[WckedMidas]

dude ive done stated its a proven hoax not one of the fish are from the tsunami not one of them. they all from deep sea dredgeing . Why dont people read the whole post instead of just lookign at pics and jumping to conclusions off the last page and the title

[redtailfool]

i just tell it like it is, bro! :P

Same here "bro" :hearts:

[redtailfool]

dude ive done stated its a proven hoax not one of the fish are from the tsunami not one of them. they all from deep sea dredgeing . Why dont people read the whole post instead of just lookign at pics and jumping to conclusions off the last page and the title

You tell em wicked one!

[WckedMidas]

see now i have to give up my secret site just to prove where the pics came from originaly
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/about/fieldwork/norfanz/index.htm

[WckedMidas]

o yeah click the names under the paragraph

[piranha45]

well that secret site was interesting, glad you shared it.

[WckedMidas]

been my site for a while where all the pics came from and they got other good info
search it they got wierd ****

[truman]

:lol: pardon me, but aside from cool pictures

this thread has offered an afternoon's worth of laughs. :hitting:

[WckedMidas]

we aere here to make people smile and edumacate them . lol
Just hope everyone clicks my links and reads where these pics and fish came from
and wish it would be one thrww all the difrent forums. Cuz realy hearing ooooo ahhhhh yayayayayayayaya tsunami pics are getting old. Does anyone get the pratcile fish keeping magazine newsletter. when things like this come out in our hobby they will get the scoop on the info and send emails out to inform the public. They have a nice little article on pfk by the way about these hoaxs and thats where i got original web site from for noranz

[slapper]

Wicked, I now have proof that my grandma is a liar. Thankyou for exposing her. I'm starting to dought that she even knows how to sail. Life goes on I guess.

[buddah101]

his defensive response is so amusing
agreed :P

[Caveman]

Wow those are truthfully some of the oddest fish I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing all the great pictures guys.

[dbayton]

lol

[Letmegrow]

I wonder what they smell like ?

[Vince]

sigh...animosity..hostility...no such thing as flattery here. KIDS!!! Behave.

[Vince]

Oh yeah, just to let you guys know, I always see these type of fish at the asian fish markets, and also at Newport Pier. Very tasty, including that fish that has a big nose!!!~

[joel]

Those are some cool pics.

[evilfish]

children! stop squabbling or i'll send you to bed with no supper!

[guppy]

I would love to be able to keep some of these in tanks. Think what you would need. chillers and pressure pumps, long spectrum lighting, pressure locks for access. 4" thick acrylic tanks, cool. Definite bragging rights if successful!

[AnDr3w]

bump. this is so funny I'm sorry when ever you suspend me is fine. :ROFL:

[AquataHolic420]

I liked the PICS, Especially the Gulper Eel. Nice Post.:chillpill:

[MonsterFishOwner]

the gulper eel is my fave those fish are so awasome!

[Bderick67]

usually I'm not in favor of "gravedigging" but it looks as if ya found a good one to dig up. Nice job AnDr3w, that was a very entertaining read.