Found on the Atlantic Ocean Shores in Palm Beach County
Is it Newt??
Palm Beach Atlantic University biology professor Ray Waldner, an ichthyologist, said the fish is probably an oarfish a fish in a family by itself, the longest of the bony fishes.
It could also be a dealfish, Waldner said.
The fins of the fish in Hoffmans photos do not match an oarfish precisely, Waldner said, but they could have been worn down in the surf.
Its not that rare to have one of these things wash up on the beach, Waldner said.
When oarfish do wash up, they usually have a hole in their sides, Waldner said. Thats because the ribbon-shaped fish are often gored through the side by billfish.
If the fish is an oarfish, its actually a small one, Waldner said. Oarfish are common to 26 feet long and have been found to grow as long as 56 feet.
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