These are fish, btw

[Major Nikon]

[ohiosmith]

1. HopeHoops will have something to say about that!

[Arkansas Granny]

2. OK. I'll say it first. Those don't look like fish.

What in the world are they?

[Wounded Bear]

3. I think they may be hagfish....

bottom feeders from the deep ocean.

[MiddleFingerMom]

4. What did the sign on the door of Popeye & Olive Mohel's closed-up bait shop say?

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"Gone CircumFishin'."
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Dorkfish?
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[HopeHoops]

5. Um, what kind? They look like penises.

[Major Nikon]

14. Ummm, that's penes

We are supposed to be using the proper plural for dicks, which is penes. Penises is offensive. Peni is even more offensive.

[HopeHoops]

16. Sorry to offend you with my penises.

[LP2K12]

6. ...

urechis unicinctus

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

[RedCloud]

19. Is this work place safe?

[rug]

7. Looks like Jeffrey Dahmer's refrigerator.

[silentwarrior]

8. Eww

[picture][/picture]

[MineralMan]

9. No. Actually they are not fish. They are marine worms.

It's good to get facts right. As soon as I saw them, I knew they were not fish. No gills. No fins. They're worms.

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

[Major Nikon]

11. They look bigger than worms

Just sayin'

[MineralMan]

12. How big are worms?

Here is a rather large earthworm:



Worms come in many sizes. Here are some other large marine worms, that grow up to 2 meters in length:

[alarimer]

10. Not a FISH at all

An invertebrate called a spoon worm. Different class of animals entirely. They used considered part of the Phylum Annelida, which includes earthworms, but are now a separate phylum.

But they are not fish, which are vertebrates.

I see someone beat me to it.

[Lady Freedom Returns]

13. How would you cook something like that?

Or do they eat that raw? I was thinking that they would boil it maybe, but if the non-scientific name is a clue of origin, they may not even try to cook it.

[Major Nikon]

15. You ever see one of those wiener roasters at the 7-11?

[LP2K12]

17. ...

This spoon worm is commonly eaten raw with salt and sesame oil in Korea and in parts of Japan.

In Chinese cuisine the worm is stir-fried with vegetables, or dried and powdered to be used as an umami enhancer. In particular, the worm is considered an important ingredient in Shandong cuisine and is used in numerous recipes.

[KamaAina]

20. Heh-heh, heh-heh, he said "Shandong"

Heh-heh-heh-heh-heh!

[jmowreader]

18. Look more like Romney voters to me