#regalecus

Part 1 of the marine cabinet of curiosities

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✧ ･ﾟ.* Our beloved ruler of this mortal realm Aqua Regalecus. The most precious water serpent king who is at least 75% scarf and really wants you to do well in everything you’re passionate in. *:･ﾟ✧

Rare footage of creatures from the deep from @deepsixholiday Check her out ⬇️ . Two years ago in the Sea of Cortez, I watched two 15' long Giant Oarfish swim to the waters edge near my feet and beach themselves. Of all the encounters I've had in nature with wild animals, this one was the most surreal. With their enormous size, fantastic, iridescent blue skin, and vibrant red dorsal fins they were the most surprising and beautiful animals I had ever seen. Those of us on the beach repeatedly pushed the fish back into the water, only to have them beach themselves again. Despite our efforts, eventually the birds descended and finished the job. These deep sea creatures, like others we know little about, were a source of sea serpent lore, and I was so very humbled by the experience. Giant Oarfish (Regalecus glesne) Isla San Francisco, Mexico - March 3, 2014 vimeo.com/deepsixholiday 🎥 @deepsixholiday @wolfmaen 🎼Andrew Bird #giant #oarfish #fish #seaserpent #mexico #baja #bajacalifornia #bcs #regalecus #ocean #deepsixholiday #surreal #livinglegend #liveoutside #uncruise #seamonster

R. glesne is the world's longest bony fish. Its shape is ribbon-like, narrow laterally, with a dorsal fin along its entire length, stubby pectoral fins, and long, oar-shaped pelvic fins, from which its common name is derived. Its coloration is silvery with dark markings, and its fins are red. Its physical characteristics and its undulating mode of swimming have led to speculation that it might be the source of many "sea serpent / monster" sightings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_oarfish

Systematics, biology, and distribution of the species of the oceanic Oarfish genus Regalecus : (Teleostei, Lampridiformes, Regalecidae) by The Ernst Mayr Library on Flickr.