Merl the Pearl commented on "Regalecus glesne Ascanius, 1772":

Can someone try to find a bigger/better picture? Thanks.

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Cyndy Parr commented on an older version of File:Mekongnaga.jpg:

Our harvester missed the caption for this amazing image:

English: Allegedly this Photograph shows US servicemen in Laos during the Vietnam War with a captured Mekong Dragon, Phaya Naga, Mekong Naga or enormously overgrown eel. It is widely circulated in Laos ([1]). However, the photograph was actually taken in 1996 and shows a Giant Oarfish, (Regalecus glesne), found on the shore of the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, California. This extremely rare specimen was 23 ft (7.0 m) long and weighed 300 lb (140 kg). The original Photograph can be seen on page 20 of the April 1997 issue of All Hands, a US Navy-owned publication ([cite http://www.navy.mil/media/allhands/acrobat/ah199704.pdf])

Français : Cette photographie montre prétendument des militaires américains se trouvant au Laos pendant la guerre du Vietnam avec un Dragon du Mékong qu'ils auraient capturé, ou un Naga du Mékong, ou une anguille de taille gigantesque. Cette image a largement circulé au Laos ([2]). En fait, c'est une photographie prise en 1996 qui montre un exemplaire de grande taille de Régalec, (Regalecus glesne), trouvé sur le rivage de l'océan Pacifique, près de San Diego, en Californie. Ce spécimen extrêmement rare était de 23 pi (7,0 m) de long et pesait 300 lb (140 kg). La photographie originale se trouve à la p. 20 du numéro d'avril 1997 d'All Hands, une revue de la Marine américaine. ([cite http://www.navy.mil/media/allhands/acrobat/ah199704.pdf])

Norsk (bokmål)‎: Dette fotografiet viser angivelig tjenestemenn fra USA i Laos under Vietnamkrigen, med en fanget «Mekong-drage» (Phaya Naga) eller enormt forvokst ål. Bildet er viden spredt i Laos ([3]). I virkeligheten er bildet tatt i 1996 og viser en sildekonge, (Regalecus glesne), som ble funnet på kysten av Stillehavet i nærheten av San Diego, California. Denne ekstremt sjeldne eksemplaret var 23 fot (7,0 m) lang og veide 300 lb (140 kg). Det originale fotografiet kan sees på side 20 i All Hands, aprilutgaven fra 1997, en publikasjon som eies av USAs marine ([cite http://www.navy.mil/media/allhands/acrobat/ah199704.pdf]). Date

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Bob Corrigan commented on "Lampris guttatus (Brünnich, 1788)":

Weird. I had to hit the button four separate times in order for it to work.

10 months ago

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