Crypto- Monster Eel with Dragon Head?

I came upon this picture, about 10 years ago on the internet- and saved it. I have never found out what it was, or is, and I have always wanted to know more about it. Pardon me if this has already been discussed, however I couldnt find anything on ATS discussing it.

It appears to be a huge eel with the head of a dragon... Does anyone know what it could be? Any ideas?

[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/00812c8fd03a.jpg[/atsimg]

ATS cut off the end of the tail- so here is a link to the full image
i127.photobucket.com...

[edit on 22-7-2009 by xynephadyn]

I'm gonna call fake.

Do you have a link to the story or anything about it?

reply to post by Republican08


No, I dont remember anything about it. As far as I know there was nothing written about it, or I would of saved it as such. I think I found it on a Crypto site many many years ago. It appears it came out of a book of some kind...

reply to post by xynephadyn

It's called an oarfish. Lampriformes Regalecidae.
That's a very large specimen.



[edit on 7/23/2009 by Phage]

reply to post by Phage


Beat me to it!

I just found it too!

Arrgggh!

www.discoverfishingbc.ca...

Heres the website ugh.

Edit to add: if the one depicted in the pictures you presented are considered the largest, why would this one nearly twice the size not be considered? Seems a bit phony to me.

[edit on 23-7-2009 by Republican08]

Thats it!!! Awesome thanks so much!

Found the picture above on a website when i did a search
www.thailandresor.se...

reply to post by xynephadyn


Wow, well glad I don't live in the depths of the ocean!

Sick or Dying, well that would explain a bit of why there so rare.

reply to post by xynephadyn

More shots
www.diver.net...

Yet another freaky looking creature that exacerbates my fear of oceans.

But interesting.

Nice post!

-GH

www.thejump.net...

the pic from the first post is also in this website also!
And it tells of whom and how they caught it!

reply to post by GeorgeHale


Freaky looking? Did you check out the shots Phage posted? Here is the link again www.diver.net...

I think this fish is absolutely beautiful! Just look how it shines in the water! And those red 'whiskers' wow! Definitely not freaky looking!

This is an oarfish. Google Oarfish and you will see that's what it is.


[edit on 31-7-2009 by Zoopedia]

reply to post by Zoopedia


Yep, Phage already got it. There are a ton of threads on this same photo, I don't know why...



Sweet fish though.