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Sunday, February 27, 2005

Phuket deep sea creatures found on the seaside after the tsunami.

Click thumbnails to enlarge these freaky deep ocean fish.
According to snopes:

"They date from mid-2003 and were taken as part of the NORFANZ voyage, a joint Australian-New Zealand research expedition conducted in May-June 2003 to explore deep sea habitats and biodiversity in the Tasman Sea. These photographs can be viewed on Australia's National Oceans Office web site."













































aphyonus


basketwork_eel


blob_fish


aphyonus


basketwork_eel


blob_fish


crab


fangtooth


hatchetfish


crab


fangtooth


hatchetfish


coffinfish


chimaera_pup


chimaera_fish


coffinfish


chimaera_pup


chimaera_fish


umbrella_mouth_gulper_eel


prickly_shark


lizard_fish


umbrella_mouth


prickly_shark


lizard_fish

6 comments:

  1. colinAugust 21, 2006 at 12:29 AM

    wow. some amazing creatures. makes you wonder what else is lurking down there.

    but i think that the "chimaera pup" may actually be a young goblin shark.
    see what you think.

    http://www.postmodern.com/~fi/sharkpics/ellis/mitsu3.gif

    and this one is very convincing
    http://www.kaphoto.com.au/deepBlueGallery/images/S06B01%2052379.jpg

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  2. colinAugust 21, 2006 at 1:15 AM

    oops! it is a Cyrano Chimaera. also known as a spook fish. still that goblin shark is interesting.

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  3. arneDecember 24, 2006 at 8:19 AM

    them creatures are wicked, i would love to see more cause im interested in this kind of topic!!
    but i would love most to see a giant squid in its natural habitat.thanks, these pics are great :)

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  4. GeoffreyFebruary 2, 2007 at 11:41 AM

    Not from the tsunami. http://www.snopes.com/photos/tsunami/creature.asp

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  5. JaneFebruary 3, 2007 at 1:57 PM

    Has anyone seen the prehistoric shark that surfaced in Japan? I found that pretty intersting as well. Check it out :)

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  6. kieMarch 20, 2011 at 12:08 AM

    ...these creatures are made to be like..that. i mean in deep sea..nobody knows what else ??

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