Mystery Fish
This fish was caught by somebody at the marina a couple of days ago. Its estimated weight was 100 lbs – without the tail! Peggy took the picture. Gil forwarded it to Tom Twyford, director of the West Palm Beach Fishing Club, who forwarded it to Dr. Ray Waldner, a professor of marine biology, at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach and an active member of the West Palm Beach Fishing Club. Ray was able to identify the fish. See below.
Wow -- how cool is that?!? It's a louvar, Luvarus imperialis, the only member of the family Luvaridae. Some ichthyologists believe it's related to the tunas, but its larval stage is like that of a puffer or surgeonfish and its morphology differs considerably from that of the tunas. In short, it's something of a mystery fish; its affinities are uncertain, at best. It normally feeds at depths of 200 to 600 meters and is thus seldom encountered by anglers. It's thought to grow to a length of about six feet. That's a VERY rare catch!
- Ray
Wow -- how cool is that?!? It's a louvar, Luvarus imperialis, the only member of the family Luvaridae. Some ichthyologists believe it's related to the tunas, but its larval stage is like that of a puffer or surgeonfish and its morphology differs considerably from that of the tunas. In short, it's something of a mystery fish; its affinities are uncertain, at best. It normally feeds at depths of 200 to 600 meters and is thus seldom encountered by anglers. It's thought to grow to a length of about six feet. That's a VERY rare catch!
- Ray
posted by Gil and Betty at 2:29 PM
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