The King-of-the-salmon fish is a relative of the oarfish and usually encountered in very deep waters. We found this one hanging under our boat in about 8' of water.
@frozenclown4120 oarfish are closely related, but not the same thing. This is a ribbonfish or king-of-the-salmon. They live closer to the surface. Also, oarfish have rarely been spotted up high. They seek the surface when they die due to swim bladder issues.
I shared this video with some folks at NOAA and they identified it as a King of the Salmon. I also thought it was an oar fish when I first encountered it.
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Only 5 have washed ashore between Vancouver & WA. One found today by a paddleboarder.
Yep, that's why I'm here lol.
I encountered one while kayaking shallow estuaries of the puget sound during a salmon run . It seemed to be accompanying the salmon.
im so sure... they live 3-4 THOUSAND feet below. This is an oar fish
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@frozenclown4120 oarfish are closely related, but not the same thing. This is a ribbonfish or king-of-the-salmon. They live closer to the surface.
Also, oarfish have rarely been spotted up high. They seek the surface when they die due to swim bladder issues.
That looks like another oarfish
Fascinating thanks for the post
Amazing
ABOUT HOW LONG IS IT? THX
Maybe about 2’ long if i recall correctly
Thats an oar fish... not at all a king of the salmon
I shared this video with some folks at NOAA and they identified it as a King of the Salmon. I also thought it was an oar fish when I first encountered it.
Same family of oarfish and ribbon fish. This is a king of the salmon . ( nothing to do with being related to Any pacific salmon ) Google it 🍻🇨🇦🙂
Definetly a King of the Salmon, it is missing the elongated pelvic fins characteristic of oarfishes
Cool
I would of caught it and brought it to a aquarium