Fish Ate Fish Four Times Larger Than Its Size!

Posted by Alex in Animal on October 24, 2007 at 1:13 pm


Fisherman Dorson Wright of Grand Cayman got a strange catch the other day: a deep sea fish species appropriately named "Great Swallower" swallowing a fish four times its size!

In the belly of the fish was another fish, and this one was clearly much, much bigger. In fact when it was measured it was determined that the fish he picked up had eaten a ‘snake mackerel’ that was more than four times its own length. (Photo: Phillippe Bush, Department of the Environment)

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7 comments to "Fish Ate Fish Four Times Larger Than Its Size!"

  1. Miss Cellania
    October 24th, 2007 at 1:58 pm

    It's not unusual for fish to eat bigger fish... but they usually CHEW them UP first!

  2. rotsky
    October 24th, 2007 at 2:54 pm

    The ratio of his rations were irrational!

  3. homer jay
    October 24th, 2007 at 4:30 pm

    But the ratio is rational.

  4. sam
    October 24th, 2007 at 5:20 pm

    Poor fishy - imagine trying to poop that out. :/

  5. Nate
    October 24th, 2007 at 6:24 pm

    Pic of the hungry bugger:

    http://www.mar-eco.no/gallery/bathypelagic_fishes/Chiasmodon_niger_034

  6. Brock Samson
    October 25th, 2007 at 12:49 am

    Big deal, my wife can do that, too. only not so much with fish...

  7. Slim
    October 25th, 2007 at 8:07 pm

    I guess the saying, "His eyes were bigger then your stomach" is most appropriate here!


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