Eely Fish or Fishy Eel?

[SueMermaid]

I vote for slimy, squidgy fishy thing.

 

[FFmikeP]

Could it have been a juv. hake of some sort given the prehensile pectorals?

 

[adshepard]

Could it have been a juv. hake of some sort given the prehensile pectorals?

Good point. Gunnel do not have "prehensile" fins of any sort. Hake of course do and they can appear a bit "eel like" to some and do have a reddish tint in many instances.

DSDO

Alan

 

[Soggy]

I'm pretty sure it was a gunnel. It didn't look anything like a hake.

 

[MSilvia]

The "prehensile" fins make me think it might have been a squirrel hake. It has the solid color, and "walking" fins.

http://www.marinelife-explorer.com/specieswebpages/squirrelhake.html

 

[Soggy]

By prehensile, I meant small and underdeveloped....I'm satisfied with it being some form of gunnel, though that squirrel hake had a similar body shape.

 

[RIOceanographer]

Another possibility for you to check out is the cusk eel.

http://www.gma.org/fogm/Lepophidium_cervinum.htm

 

[trob09]

By prehensile, I meant small and underdeveloped....I'm satisfied with it being some form of gunnel, though that squirrel hake had a similar body shape.

How about a conger eel? we see orange-ish ones here all the time.

FWIW...Prehensile=adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around

 

[ScubaNorth]

Alright next time you'll have to get a photo of it. I'm starting to get creeped out by all the ugly creatures I have been in the water with and didn't even know about.