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| Biting off more than it could chew... the swallower fish that tried to eat a 3-foot snake fish | |
| 2007-10-28 | |
| Weird/cool pic of the dead fish at link. A fisherman found a fish in waters off the South Coast of Grand Cayman that had swallowed another fish more than four times its size. McPherson "Dorson" Wright's attention was drawn to an object floating on the surface nearby. The fish, aptly named the Great Swallower, was just 7.5 inches in length. The fish it had eaten measured 34 inches, which is close to three feet in length. Mr. Wright said that normally its expected that "big fish to eat down the small fish," but this greedy little creature had a huge appetite and eyes far bigger than its belly. "When I first saw it, I really couldn't believe my eyes," said Wright. "It had obviously just died, so I decided I had to put it in the boat and take it down to the Department of the Environment to investigate it further." On later inspection by scientists, it was established that the fish had consumed an extremely large and aggressive "snake mackerel" that was more than four times its own length. Snake mackerel have a similar appearance to barracudas.
Local Marine Scientist Phillippe Bush said, "I would hate to see what a three-foot-long Great Swallower is capable of eating." | |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #3 Just got back from vacation. I know how that fish feels. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-10-28 21:10 |
| #2 Mom always said "Don't eat so fast, your stomach will explode". |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2007-10-28 14:41 |
| #1 the Great Swallower Paging Linda Lovelace or the democratic party to the white courtesy phone. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-28 07:53 |