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Unknown Fish Anonymous
Found this alive on a beach in Alaska.

Anybody know what this thing is?
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
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Size comparison.
>> Anonymous
looks kinda like a
BA-RA-CU-DA
>> Anonymous
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looks like.. YOU!
>> Anonymous
it could be some sort of pike..
>> Anonymous
and oh yeah.
you need braces or something.
>> Akira
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Win.
>> Anonymous
Poor thing. It's probably dieseased. And then it thought it could land on water. I don't think you should touch it if anything though.
>> Akira
Careful! It might have duck rabies!
>> Anonymous
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Sorry I don't know much about fish from over there... I am european myself....
So.... I build up this little thing to show you guys, cause I am seemingly the only one serious xD haha, me serious, hahaha, ahem, anyways:

Okay so it looks alot like a baracuda, it is however not, since baracuda's do not go that far up north, and for a few other reasons as you can see in the pic.
The one in the dark green square explains itself. The dark red squares shows that it is not a baracuda. As you can see the baracuda has 2 dorsal fins with some length between them while "Dude 2" has one long dorsal fin, giving it great stability when it comes to bursts of speed when it hunts fish. Now for the red circle. As you can see the baracuda has rows of teeth, some longer than others. "Dude 1" also has these teeth and are therefore a killer, which presumingly feed on other fish. (Logically since else it would not need a dorsal fin that gives it stability when swimming at high speed after some fish).

Now, the blue circle also shows fins. As you can see on the baracuda they are relatively short compared to "dude 1", "dude 2" and "dude 1 again". These big fins would problably allow it to better rest when it is swimming out at sea.

All in all this is what can be concluded: It is a predator that feeds on other fish. It has a slim body and fins that supports high speed. Slim bodied fish mainly exists out at open waters and therefore it is a likely solution that it is an open water fish. (Possibly from somewhat deeper waters, but it is still completely un-certain)
>> Anonymous
sword fish. edible. deep fry it.
>> Anonymous
well at least you tried to help it and not just stand behind and have someone take a picture... oh wait, you did! ahahahahaha
>> Anonymous
>>50253
Yes. That's a fish.
>> Fish ID Anonymous
Alepisaurus Ferox, the Longnose Lancetfish.
>> Anonymous
>>50684
Not OP, but oh god. Thank you.
>> Anonymous
If it's a Longnose Lancetfish, it is missing its ginormous dorsal fin.
>> Anonymous
Oh nm, it can depress its dorsal fin into a groove along its back. Cool.
>> Anonymous
Yes and no; the fish in question does seem to be a. ferox, given that few other piscivores have the telltale pair of palitinal teeth, not to mention the adipose placement. However, it does not seem that the dorsal fin is folded in at this point; more likely than not it was sheared off by either the fisherman that brought it in, or the heavy currents that washed it onto said beach, the latter, IMO, is less likely, though, as it appears the fish is still fresh and the flesh does not look ammonia-burned.
>> Anonymous
how can you reply and not see the dorsal in the pic from the other angle?
>> Anonymous
As is clearly obvious, the branchiostegal dorsal fin is there, but it is not nearly as long (even folded) as it would be, were the fish in question alive.
>> Anonymous
Holy shit, /an/ wins today. First time I heard about palitinal teeth.
>> Anonymous
Blarg im almost ded