monster fish id please

[dragonslayer671]

can you help me id this fish. i have just recieve an email with this pictures and i dont know what kind of fish this is.

 

[is300zx]

i think it's an oarfish

 

[Dread]

Definate oarfish.

 

[Death Pony]

Yup, Oarfish!!! Either recently deceased or dying. Absolutely beautiful fish, sad that they are rarely seen alive. One of my favorite "sea monsters".

 

[dragonslayer671]

Thank for the info. Yahh youre right death pony its certainly a beautiful fish.

 

[Bogwoodbruce]

Those oarfish are amaqzinf remind me of a silver arowana.

 

[blazin_dragon18]

wow, i would love to see one in an aquarium, just imagine how they swim in the ocean~~

 

[Glacier]

It was not until 2001 that an oarfish was filmed alive and in situ: the 1.5 metre fish was spotted by a group of US Navy personnel during the inspection of a buoy in the Bahamas [1]. The oarfish was observed to propel itself via an amiiform mode of swimming; that is, rhythmically undulating the dorsal fin whilst keeping the body itself straight. Perhaps indicating a feeding posture, oarfish have been observed swimming in a vertical orientation, with their long axes perpendicular to the ocean surface. In this posture the downstreaming light would silhouette the oarfishes' prey, making them easier to spot.
Is how they swim apparently, from wikipedia.

 

[davo]

A very beautiful fish, haven't seen these pics, thanks for posting.

 

[evilxyardxgnome]

Wow. I just found this on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbeiVOFqQsc They swim like a seahorse kinda.