Photo 1960068, (c) John Barkla, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by John Barkla

Attribution © John Barkla
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Source iNaturalist NZ
Associated observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Giant Oarfish (Regalecus glesne)

Observer

john_barkla

Date

April 16, 2015

Description

Observed and photographed by my colleague Mike Morrison. A rare find usually associated with deep water in the tropics. This specimen was 3 m in length, 300 mm from spine to belly and 75-100mm thick and was estimated to weigh around 50 kg.

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