http://fishosaur.com/ Pictures of giant fish. en-us 2009-12-14T23:45:13-08:00 2009-12-14T23:45:15-08:00 OK, things didn't go that wrong, but I certainly wouldn't want something like this to happen to me. Imagine you're just innocently deep sea fishing when this happens. And, no, I'm not going to tell you what happens, you'll have to watch it yourself. Disclaimer: while this site normally concentrates on fish posing with people, in this case we've received... http://fishosaur.com/west-coast/when-deep-sea-fishing-goes-horribly-wrong-000046.html Not all of these are photos of the Wels catfish (Weller, Silurus glanis), a ginormous beastie mostly found in Europe and famously in the Ebro River in Spain. And, the soundtrack is some wimpy pop tune rather than the folk metal that most experts agree fits in more with the fishes' mood. And, none of the pictures involve noodling. That... http://fishosaur.com/europe/a-wels-catfish-photo-spectacular-000045.html This video shows a German posing with his friend and business associate, the alleged world record common carp. I say alleged because the video is four years old (3.5 years in carp years) and someone else claims to have caught a larger carp. However, whether they're referring to the same subspecies isn't clear. Rather than quibbling, I suggest just enjoying... http://fishosaur.com/europe/german-man-poses-with-alleged-world-record-common--000044.html Here's a slideshow video featuring several photographs of giant squids posing with humans. Or, the other way around if you prefer. Now, you might wonder why the guy in the orange safety vest is lying down next to one of the gigantic beasties, and you might really wonder why a group of people are in what looks like a hot... http://fishosaur.com/europe/giant-squidfest-2009-000043.html A world record stingray - weighing a massive 771 pounds and measuring 7' in diameter with a 10' tail - was recently spotted in Thailand posing with freshwater biologist boffin Ian Welch and his pals (link, link, link). The stingray initially resisted the posing, even going as far as dragging Welch across his boat. He (Welch) was there to tag... http://fishosaur.com/thailand/massive-771lb-stingray-poses-with-british-thais-000042.html The "barreleye" fish (Macropinna microstoma) is one of the stranger creatures you're going to see this week. The two spots above its mouth are not eyes but are the equivalent of nostrils. Its eyes are the large green objects inside its translucent head. The video was actually shot in 2004 by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (link) but was... http://fishosaur.com/west-coast/barreleye-fish-finally-caught-on-video-000041.html There are a lot of ice fishing videos available online, for everything from walleye to muskie to pike and beyond. However, once per decade, a video comes along that blows them all away and earns the coveted Fishosaur "Two Fins Up, Way Up" award. And, "Pike 13.4 kgs( 29 lbs 9 oz)" is that video. Don't let its prosaic name... http://fishosaur.com/midwest/pike-ice-fishing-video-is-true-cinema-000040.html A new seafood "chef" has been located: a female bottlenose dolphin off the Australian coast meticulously followed a procedure to remove the bones and ink from cuttlefish (link). Scientists speculate that this "recipe" might be passed down through generations. I speculate that one day the dolphins will rise up out of the seas and challenge our hegemony. Meanwhile, you're asking,... http://fishosaur.com/far-east/giant-cuttlefish-hunts-diver-where-are-the-dolphin-000039.html This site is torn. Fish are food. At the same time, fish are sea kittens. So, please don't tell PETA that I'm linking to the following video of a 345 pound world-record marlin being taken (that's a euphemism) off the coast of New Zealand a couple years ago. The mur... I mean, the spear fisherman was Dave Mullins, and he... http://fishosaur.com/far-east/catching-a-world-record-striped-marlin-000038.html PETA's latest desperate cry for attention is their attempt to rename fish "sea kittens". No, really: link. What were they thinking? Were they thinking? Some attention is completely counter-productive, and this wacky plan is the very definition. Despite what they think, I'm not about to change the name of this site to SeaKittenOSaur.com, but I was able to locate some... http://fishosaur.com/east-coast/petas-sea-kittens-spotted-000037.html Gigantic Fish Researcher and Master Biologist Zeb Hogan is back! This time, he's got video of humongous trout in Mongolia. You're going to need to bring an industrial size skillet to fry up these bad boys! Of course, you shouldn't do that because, due to global cooling they're an endangered species. So, do as Zeb does and simply steer them... http://fishosaur.com/far-east/now-thats-a-massive-mongolian-trout-000036.html You're going to need to turn your head sideways for this unfortunate picture [actually, this is another picture, the original one disappeared]: That's an ocean sunfish, also known as Mola Mola, of the order tetraodontiformes. That picture was taken near Zamboanga City in the Philippines. These beasties can reach a ton and are most likely the largest bony fish in... http://fishosaur.com/far-east/giant-ocean-sunfish-forklifted-away-000035.html Did political enemies of former National Hurricane Center director Max Mayfield "snitch" on him? That is the frightening possibility that first crossed my mind when learning that he was being investigated by the National Marine Fisheries Service, which is part of NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration). The NHC is also part of that agency. It happened like this: The... http://fishosaur.com/east-coast/max-mayfield-grouper-in-hot-salty-water-000034.html At first glance, you might ask, "Why is Miss Vietnam Mai Phuong Thuy carrying a fish?" At second glance, you might ask, "What is she doing with her hand? Is she, you know, carrying something else? Is the Miss a former Mr.?" I urge you to purge all such thoughts from your mind and enjoy the spectacle of a... http://fishosaur.com/far-east/miss-vietnam-brings-fish-to-festival-000033.html Courtesy of the Awashima Marine Park (via CNN, via some guy video taping his TV) comes this video of a "frilled shark", a rarely seen species known as Chlamydoselachus anguineus. AP report here. They normally live thousands of feet beneath the waves, and they've changed little over time and are thus sometimes supposedly called a "living fossil". The one in... http://fishosaur.com/far-east/frilled-shark-video-from-japan-000032.html