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We have an ID!
This is a leptocephalus = Larval eel
Eel, Anguilla sp., The larval stage of an eel called a Leptocephalus. These are the newly hatched eels which drift along ocean currents...
ID courtesy of Leslie H. Harris, Collection Manager,
LACM-Allan Hancock Foundation Polychaete Collection
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
This is a leptocephalus = Larval eel
Eel, Anguilla sp., The larval stage of an eel called a Leptocephalus. These are the newly hatched eels which drift along ocean currents...
ID courtesy of Leslie H. Harris, Collection Manager,
LACM-Allan Hancock Foundation Polychaete Collection
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Now, it's time to play "What the hell is THAT?"
6" long, translucent, I thought it was a piece of plastic until it changed direction against current, then dipped down and moved side-long to the current, etc. It appeared to be feeding near the bottom and then moving up above the ground about 5' from the bottom and then back down, etc.
The camera had a terrible time attempting to focus on the darned thing... I've never seen anything like it and I sure would like to know what it is...