Need Help ID this "whatchamacallit"

[Frank Jig]

This "thing" has us puzzled.
At first, we thought it was a squid.
However, if you look closer, you will see a rat-like tail that seems to propel this thing. This "tail" is doing a circular motion. This is something that we have never seen on all the squids we have filmed so far. The squids' tentacules wave up and down, not in this rotational fashion...

Anyone wants to venture a guess??

[video=youtube_share;lRJhYLjl5xo]http://youtu.be/lRJhYLjl5xo[/video]

 

[agilis]

It's called a 'Fishing Lure'. This is like those stage productions of Peter Pan, where you can see the ropes holding peter up as he sings 'I can Fly!'

 

[Frank Jig]

It's called a 'Fishing Lure'. This is like those stage productions of Peter Pan, where you can see the ropes holding peter up as he sings 'I can Fly!'

We are not talking about the fishing lure.

When the lure sinks down, there is a whitish thing that scoots away, makes a big circle and then returns to its original resting place. You can clearly see it during the slow motion clip.. On the second drop, the lure almost hits it. (look below the fishing lure)

 

[Sully3]

i dont think its a squid becuase it definitely has fish like tail movement, it could just be a different POV on a common fish

 

[LouisJ]

Whew, that was a good one. Really had me thinking.

I was just about to give up and suggest you consider the rare Sea Mouse when I recognized something. That dorsal ridge, those projections... A Cowfish! I know it looks a little narrow for a boxfish, but you'll recall that Cowfishes are not nearly as broad as their counterparts, the Trunkfishes. Boxfish's long tails move independent from their body which is why it swims so odd. Also, they usually locomote with only their dorsal and anal fins - you have to give one a good scare to see it take off like that. There are only two Cowfish species in our area - the Honeycomb and Scrawled - so your fish is one of those.

Louis

 

[Sully3]

oh completely didnt think of cowfish, but its swimming really fast for a cowfish

 

[Frank Jig]

Whew, that was a good one. Really had me thinking.

I was just about to give up and suggest you consider the rare Sea Mouse when I recognized something. That dorsal ridge, those projections... A Cowfish! I know it looks a little narrow for a boxfish, but you'll recall that Cowfishes are not nearly as broad as their counterparts, the Trunkfishes. Boxfish's long tails move independent from their body which is why it swims so odd. Also, they usually locomote with only their dorsal and anal fins - you have to give one a good scare to see it take off like that. There are only two Cowfish species in our area - the Honeycomb and Scrawled - so your fish is one of those.

Louis

Hi Louis... thank you for your imput! Much appreciated it.