Sooo, was hab ich denn da eben in meinem Postfach gefunden?!
Dear Uli,
The fish that you got is an oilfish, Ruvettus pretiosus Cocco, 1833, a member of the family Gempylidae. The membrane of the first dorsal fin tears very easily and what is often left are the spines sticking up. I wouldnt say it is common (because it is a deep water species), but it also isnt rare in Indonesia and the Philippines. Have a look at more info and pictures of this fish at http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1044
Best wishes, Rudy Reyes -------------------------------------------
Posted At: Saturday, October 10, 2009 3:26 PM
Posted To: Fishbase
Conversation: unindentified fish
Subject: unindentified fish
Dear Sirs,
As a biologist I tried hard, but could not unindentify a fish, caught in Alor/Indonesia at 100 mtrs depth.
3 individuals each about 1,20 meters long. The fisherman claimed to have caught specimens up to 3 meters, and that it was very "oily".
A captain of a diving boat confirmed the maximum lenght.
Unfortunately we only have 2 photos available.
The first dorsal fin was cut. Please note the obviously black mouth cavitity.
Is it a member of the Merlucciidae family, despite the "wrong" anal fin?
Thank you very much for your help!
Best regards
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Nu also: Gempylidae, ich geb zu, von denen hab ich noch nie was gehört! Nennt sich auf Deutsch aber sogar "Schlangenmakrelen".
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlangenmakrelen
Die klassischen Zusatz-Mini-Flossen der Makrelen zwischen zweiter Rückflosse/Afterflosse und - jaaaj jaaah! ;) - gegabelter "Schnellschwimmer"-Schwanzflosse hätte mich bei der ID sicher schnell von den Seehechten weggebracht, aber dazu wär eben ein vor allem hinteres Flossenbild wichtig gewesen.
Nu haben wir alle was gelernt, und ich neige mein Haupt in Ehrfurcht vor Rudy Reyes, und allen die immer schon geahnt haben, dass das nie und nimmer ein Seehecht ist. Ich krieche demütigst rückwärts aus diesem Thread!