up from the deep

[SurfnFish]

Fish with fangs are washing up on Oregon’s beaches, and biologists aren’t sure why

Serpent-like deep-sea fish with protruding fangs, bulging eyes and scaleless, slithery bodies are washing up along Oregon beaches — and biologists aren’t sure why.

thehill.com

 

[Squatchin]

Looks like a sailfish from hell.

 

[Smalma]

During the late 1980s and early 1990s a number of the winter steelhead returning to PS rivers had scars that were thought to be from attacks by lancetfish. Those large teeth left a characteristic scar.

 

[Matt B]

https://pnwflyfishing.com/forum/ind...er-beach-finds-thread….59/page-15#post-110097

Thanks for posting the article. I found one recently and posted about it, linked above. Sparked some interesting discussion.

 

[Matt B]

Why Does This Cannibalistic Fish Keep Washing Ashore?

The lancetfish, one of the biggest species to roam the deep ocean, sometimes appears ashore along the West Coast, baffling scientists.

www.nytimes.com

This story is really making the rounds.