Fisherman gets shock as he reels in 'dinosaur-like' fish with huge eyes
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Oscar Lundahl is believed to have nearly jumped out of his boat when he saw on the end of his line the strange-looking species with large, bulbous eyes. It turned out the creature was a ratfish, which lives in deep water and is distantly related to sharks. It is harmless to humans and gets its name from its long, thin tail that some scientists in the past believed resembled a rat's. The ratfish's large eyes help in the dark as they reflect light like those of cats.
The 19-year-old man was fishing for blue halibut when he caught the ratfish off the island of Andoya in northern Norway. He had four hooks on his line with mackerel as bait and was fishing in water depths of 2,600ft (800m). The fishing guide said: "I felt something quite big on the end of it. It took me about 30 minutes to reel it in because it was 800 metres deep. "There were two halibut on two of the hooks and I was really happy about that and then I saw there was something else.
"It was pretty amazing. I have never seen anything like it before. It just looked weird, a bit dinosaur-like. "I didn't know what it was but my colleague did."
Unfortunately, the ratfish did not survive out of the water due to a sudden change in pressure.
Mr Lundahl said he took it home to eat. He added: "Despite its ugly appearance it was really tasty. It is a bit like cod but tastier
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Ok I don't know much about fish, but I do know that is one butt ugly one.
Eye can't see eating this, but i could see it eyeballing me while i thought about it.
I thought rock fish were ugly, but this thing tops that.
Let's just say neither of them are winning any beauty contests
There is another fish also that would not win any beauty contests.....the blob fish.
That's the one with no face, right?
No, it has a face that almost looks human. If I knew how, I would paste a picture of it.
No worries I know the one you're talking about now.
How do you make something like that crispy on the grill?
Slice it into fillets and fry them.
very very deep sea fry them
No clue, and I intend to remain ignorant on this point, as I would have to be starving to death before I'd try to find out.
By all accounts they taste as bad as they look. But at least one of them got a commercial (Geiko I think) as an emotional support animal on an airline. That's not bad for something that ugly.
I wouldn't be surprised.
Nature is a mad scientist.
i believe Nature has every right to be Mad.
That she is
Can you imagine those eyes staring back at you as you eat it?
They would never make to the serving plate if it were me.
I wouldn't have eaten it. I would have donated it to the Oceans Of The Pacific in Long Beach so that others could see it as it was an unusual catch.
Ew.
So I'm guessing you're not gonna be keeping your eye out for one at the local maket
For food? No.
For danger? Maybe.
Is it just me, or does that thing look a bit...sperm-ish?
Snicker, didn't want to mention it myself but yeah it kinda does
it was caught by a Seamen...
The fisherman cod not believe his eye !
Now if that fish were served to you on a platter, could you cut into it with that huge eye staring at you?
By the way, nice to know there are some "catch and eat" people around when I'm shamed by so many "catch and release" people on NT.
Here in China it's a big deal to eat the eye of a fish before cutting into the rest of it. Usually the honour to do so goes to a host or a special guest. At one banquet I was invited to as the special guest I sat next to the host, and he presented the whole fish in front of me, and beckoned me to be the first to cut into it. I removed the eye and put it on his plate, and everyone applauded because I was aware of the honour I was presenting to the host, when he had presented the honour of first cut to me.
Cutting into it, no problem but I dislike fish so eating it would be a problem
When I and my family lived in the Philippines, I remember we went to a local restraint on our first night in country. Myself, my wife, and my daughter ordered fried rice and lumpia. My son ordered fried tilapia. While the rest of us dug in and began enjoying our meal, my 8 year old son just sat there staring at his plate. I asked him what was wrong? In a sad voice, he replied. "Dad, I just cannot eat something that is staring back at me!" Typical of Asian countries, they eat the head. Whit as much of a straight face as possible, I called the waitress over and asked them to remove the head. With a chuckle she said no problem. She then added, "Just got into the country didn't you?" We all got a good laugh, learned a lesson, and proceeded to enjoy our meal.
Lol good story. Did your son ever grow to like whole fish?
Nope, never did...
they both came from a substance...
MaYonnaise
Loved Louis Gossett in that movie!
Me too. It was unfortunate that he sustained a back injury during the fight scene with Gere, which has plagued him ever since.
That's are charming looking beastie as well
Those are a couple of critters you don't want giving you the ''evil eye''.
Of course, there is the every dangerous ''bubble eye'' goldfish swimming in many aquariums;
Lol who would want that freaky thing in their aquarium
I had some in fresh water aquarium along with redcap oranda, black moors, shubumkin and pearl scale to name just a few..
All are types of goldfish and quite interesting.
Motto of the day, ''I see you''.
You may not know but I gotta ask. What possible evolutionary advantage could those cheeks serve (realizing it could simply be the result of human meddling)
All goldfish have been bred over the centuries to have certain characteristics. The eyes sacs being one.
There are some that say it's because of a gas that they produce in their bodies and the large eye sacs are able to absorb it. I think that is an old wives tale. I'll go with breeding to obtain the eyes.
BTW, all goldfish are decendents of the crucian carp.
It looks like it has implants with really bad nipple placement.
The are very few things I won't grill up over a camp fire if cold, hungry and irritated.
But that is getting pretty dang close.