A day on Cape Ann

[TropiGal]

Great pic of the sea raven...I had never heard of them before. Beautiful coloring....Since I was not familiar with that type of fish I did a search and found several sites with some pics and info that might help Sunshine decide if she, too, saw a sea raven on the lobster boat.

It is Herb Segar's website www.gotosnapshot.com/Sea_Raven/SeaRaven_catalog.html

He's got about 16 shots from different angles - you can check out the head and mouth.

Thanks again, Jeff, for the picture.

 

[Spectre]

Originally posted by SunshineFish
Do you have a front view of it?

I actually have two shots of him. The one I posted, and the one attached here.

Does it have big lips and opens it mouth real wide all the time?

I imagine they may act a little differently when they are out of the water!

 

[MSilvia]

I was really happy we got to see one with such a cool (and photogenic) coloration. I'd seen a few before, but always greyish brown.

 

[large_diver]

I saw a bright yellow sea raven twice at Sandwich Town Beach late last summer...incredible color similar to some of those on the link posted by Tropigal above.

 

[sunshinefishy]

The lobsterman also called it a Sculpin so I'm pretty sure that's what we caught in the lobster trap. Coolest fish I have seen in a while. Makes me want to go diving just to encounter one of those.

Thanks TropiGal!

Originally posted by TropiGal
Great pic of the sea raven...I had never heard of them before. Beautiful coloring....Since I was not familiar with that type of fish I did a search and found several sites with some pics and info that might help Sunshine decide if she, too, saw a sea raven on the lobster boat.

 

[Spectre]

Originally posted by SunshineFish
The lobsterman also called it a Sculpin so I'm pretty sure that's what we caught in the lobster trap

There is actually many species of the Sculpin Family, Sea Ravens are just one of them. So it very much could have been a different type of Sculpin as well.

http://sealane.nwafc.nf.ca/sealane/...Processes/FirstLevel/species/sculpins.htm#sea raven