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Description: Can anyone identify this fish? It seems to be transparent, has sharp teeth on the lower jaw and none on the upper jaw, and it got caught overnight on a biggish swordfish hook on a mid-water longline
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Posted by: Jonathan at August 14, 2012, 11:44:33 CET

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lazyfisherman
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August 14, 2012, 13:42:13 CET

I don't think it has a Maltese name. It must be what the Italians call 'Luccio imperiale" Scientific name is 'Sudis hyalina'. It is a deep sea fish that is occasionally caught in the Straits of Messina on swordfish longlines.

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