[Faline]

[kellyhound]

luckily they have no teeth Great fish.

This species is the world's longest bony fish, reaching a record length of 11 m (36 ft); however, unconfirmed specimens of up to 17 m (56 ft) have been reported.

It is commonly measured to 3 m (9.8 ft) in total length. The maximum recorded weight of a giant oarfish is 272 kg (600 lb).

Its shape is ribbonlike, narrow laterally, with a dorsal fin along its entire length from between its eyes to the tip of its tail. The fin rays are soft and may number up to 400 or more.

At the head of the fish, the rays are lengthened forming a distinctive red crest. Its pectoral and pelvic fins are nearly adjacent. The pectoral fins are stubby while the pelvic fins are long, single-rayed, and reminiscent of an oar in shape, widening at the tip. Its head is small with the protrusible jaw typical of lampriformes; it has 40 to 58 gill rakers, and no teeth.

The organs of the giant oarfish are concentrated toward the head end of the body, possibly enabling it to survive losing large portions of its tail.

It has no swim bladder. The liver of R. glesne is orange or red, the likely result of astaxanthin in its diet.

The lateral line begins above and behind the eye then, descending to the lower third of the body, extends to the caudal tip.

The skin of R. glesne is scaleless but covered with tubercles. The skin color is silver with streaks, spots or splotches of black or dark gray, and a bluish or brownish tinge on the head.

Its fins, including its long dorsal fin and crest, are red, again probably resulting from its diet.

[Kelseecat65]

Interesting!!!

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[BLACKOUTx4500x]

Wow he's neat!

[zombiehunter1231]

thats was prettt awesome

[calisphere]

They are deep water fish and usually only come up to the survive if they are dying or ill. From my understanding. A favorite fish that I would love to have as an aquarium fish if I was ever a billionaire. It would take a very large, and very very specialized, tank though.

[khantko]

popular belief says, Oarfish only surface prior to an earthquake. In fact, an unusual 14 Oarfish beached themselves in japan during march 2010 a year before the tragedy.

They can probably sense early disturbances in the geographic activity of the ocean floor such as magnetic, thermal, or pressure differences thus causing them to leave their local "home" in an attempt to escape the irritant.

[Shakey]

[Bleed]

Originally Posted by zombiehunter1231 ↗

thats was prettt awesome

*Oarsome