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Posted on 15 Jan 2010

For real? Giant fish caught in Australian waters

STOMPer Kelissa received an email about a giant fish recently caught in Australian waters. she wonders if the story is genuine.

She said:

"I received an email about a giant fish recently caught in Australian waters.

"The pictures look real.

"But I was wondering why the media didn't report this if it was real.

"Sounds suspicious?"

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Keywords: unusual sight , strange insect , weird

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10 comments

hyunjaee said on 13 Mar, 2010 Report as offensive

Looks amazing, it may be living in the deep.

luthersoo said on 11 Feb, 2010 Report as offensive

cool fish..

digitalsinz said on 20 Jan, 2010 Report as offensive

looks like fish from the Yio Chu Kang fishfarm leh..

tanseltansel said on 19 Jan, 2010 Report as offensive

normal to catch these fishes of australia as many things lie in pacific ocean

Soulgirl said on 16 Jan, 2010 Report as offensive

It is real..

stomp_rat said on 15 Jan, 2010 Report as offensive

great! a potential solution to our dwindling fishing resource?

saintathome said on 15 Jan, 2010 Report as offensive

see this site also... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oarfish

varanus_salvator said on 15 Jan, 2010 Report as offensive

editor77 is right, it's an oarfish. Found mostly in deeper waters of the open ocean, so it's rarely encountered.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oarfish

The photos in the post appear to have been taken from this site:
http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/baja-mexico-fishing-reports-discussion/81929-isla-san-marcos-sea-story-09-01-07-oarfish.html

The pictures don't document an actual catch in Australia, but just a few encounters.