pigeons of the sea (ratfish)
pigeons of the sea (ratfish)
Seattle Times article on the "Rise of the Ratfish":
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/p ... ish15.html
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/p ... ish15.html
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That article isn't very friendly to ratfish. :(
I adore them; I think they're terribly cute! (just ask Dashrynn!)
I adore them; I think they're terribly cute! (just ask Dashrynn!)
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it's nice to have low expectations, sometimes - lcf
I said keep going, not start whining -airsix
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I love Ratfish, too. Even have one tattooed on my shoulder. But don't know a lot about them. Thanks for this interesting article. 200 million in Puget Sound. Wow!
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I had read before that they were the largest species by biomass in the Sound.
I don't understand why people find them ugly. With those big, puppy-dog eyes, and the elegant gold line down the side, and the utterly silly way they swim . . . how can you find them anything but charming?
I don't understand why people find them ugly. With those big, puppy-dog eyes, and the elegant gold line down the side, and the utterly silly way they swim . . . how can you find them anything but charming?
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pigeons of the sea (ratfish)
Other than the gold line down the side, people often say the same about Josh.LCF wrote:With those big, puppy-dog eyes, and the elegant gold line down the side, and the utterly silly way they swim . . . how can you find them anything but charming?
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Well, I've only dived with him once, but I did find him rather charming . . .
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It's funny how differently I view articles like this since I started diving. And I'm surprised at some of the statements made by "the science writer." But still interesting information, especially the sheer numbers of them and the distance they will travel.
Kelly
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while reading other info about this fish found this fun one
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... cture.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... cture.html
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Ratfish are cool, but Nasty .. I know some divers on this Board who are afraid of them... Look at the girly diver who is afraid of the silly little Ratfish..
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if you're diving with a scooter they can be a little bit suicidal and spook themselves right into your running prop...
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i just totally got a nasty visual there. thanks lamont.lamont wrote:if you're diving with a scooter they can be a little bit suicidal and spook themselves right into your running prop...
The student was ready.
it's nice to have low expectations, sometimes - lcf
I said keep going, not start whining -airsix
it's nice to have low expectations, sometimes - lcf
I said keep going, not start whining -airsix
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Steding calls that ratfish chop-chop.
I prefer egg yolk frappe, myself.
I prefer egg yolk frappe, myself.
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Thanks... now I have that stupid ratfish song stuck in my head.
And now you do too..
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2r1qChVtQI[/youtube]
Suckers.
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And now you do too..
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2r1qChVtQI[/youtube]
Suckers.
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They also had the ratfish picture from the underside where they do look ratlike, completely different looking fish from any other angle.
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Like my Superman photo I got at Saltwater State Park?
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Wow scottsax on sax ... who would have thunk ?
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that's awesome janna!
The student was ready.
it's nice to have low expectations, sometimes - lcf
I said keep going, not start whining -airsix
it's nice to have low expectations, sometimes - lcf
I said keep going, not start whining -airsix
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Great picture Janna!
I'm one of those guys that likes the Ratfish as they seem to follow you around at Three Tree N. They swim with such ease and can take off like a bullet if they want to. Which is strange since they have such a small, or sometimes no, tail.
I'm one of those guys that likes the Ratfish as they seem to follow you around at Three Tree N. They swim with such ease and can take off like a bullet if they want to. Which is strange since they have such a small, or sometimes no, tail.
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If that's the ratfish song I'm thinking of (no YouTube at work) then that most defiantly is NOT me!H20doctor wrote:Wow scottsax on sax ... who would have thunk ?
And that song is horrible on the surface, but strangely appealing. Good hook on that one...
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... my Mom caught me fenestrating once. -lavachickie
And I get so tired of fainting and peeing all over myself when the hammer falls on an empty chamber! -Nailer
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Ya ... its not you ... but its a terrible song ... You play way better than that .. Spike AND THE iMPAILERS!!! rule
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I'm going to look like a moose on rollerskates. -airsix
... my Mom caught me fenestrating once. -lavachickie
And I get so tired of fainting and peeing all over myself when the hammer falls on an empty chamber! -Nailer
Want to know where I'm performing? Check out my Facebook fan page!
... my Mom caught me fenestrating once. -lavachickie
And I get so tired of fainting and peeing all over myself when the hammer falls on an empty chamber! -Nailer
Want to know where I'm performing? Check out my Facebook fan page!
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that reminds me of the dive when myself and blaiz saw the dog fish at driftwood. Coming back up the slope from 50 ft we encoutered several ratfish and one of them was so scared he ran straight into my chest scaring the heck out of me and almost causing an underwater wreck.lamont wrote:if you're diving with a scooter they can be a little bit suicidal and spook themselves right into your running prop...