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Rumor · Feb 9, 2007, 03:59 PM

Large fish weighing 340 kg

Supposedly it's a giant gruper. Anyone think this is real or fake?

nonhuman · Feb 9, 2007, 04:10 PM

The real question is: how does it taste?

smacintush · Feb 9, 2007, 04:30 PM

So it weighs 750lbs. and this little man is casually holding the whole front of the body up with that pole?

Plus it just LOOKS fake to me.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Feb 9, 2007, 04:32 PM

They can get that large.

nonhuman · Feb 9, 2007, 04:38 PM

Originally Posted by smacintush

So it weighs 750lbs. and this little man is casually holding the whole front of the body up with that pole?

Plus it just LOOKS fake to me.

Lever:

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Feb 9, 2007, 04:40 PM

Giant grouper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The species can grow as large as 2.7 meters (9 ft) long, weighing up to 400 kg (880 lb)."

smacintush · Feb 9, 2007, 04:42 PM

Originally Posted by nonhuman

Lever:

Thanks for the science lesson I've never heard of those before.

smacintush · Feb 9, 2007, 04:43 PM

Maybe it's real but it looks fake in the picture to me.

BlueSky · Feb 9, 2007, 05:07 PM

Just another case of life imitating Photoshop.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Feb 9, 2007, 05:09 PM

It is a strange shot and angle for sure as the people on the top right are skewed,

olePigeon · Feb 9, 2007, 05:15 PM

I wonder if giant squid eat them, or sperm whales.

Rumor · Feb 9, 2007, 05:16 PM

I thought it might look fake too. There source is from a news station in China though. I guess they can fabricate news too?

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Feb 9, 2007, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

I wonder if giant squid eat them, or sperm whales.

These are not deep water fish so no giant squids eating them. I thought sperm whales just ate plankton?

nonhuman · Feb 9, 2007, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker

These are not deep water fish so no giant squids eating them. I thought sperm whales just ate plankton?

I'm pretty sure that sperm whales eat fish and squid.

Edit:
From wikipedia - 'They feed on several species, in particular giant squid, octopuses and diverse fish like demersal rays, but the main part of their diet consists of medium sized squid.'

Rumor · Feb 9, 2007, 05:40 PM

Grey Whales eat plankton.

Albert Pujols · Feb 9, 2007, 07:48 PM

I've saw one at the aquarium; sooo I conclude that it's real.

Cadaver · Feb 10, 2007, 12:37 AM

That's a lot of sushi.

Jawbone54 · Feb 10, 2007, 01:05 AM

Bah! I've caught bigger in my swimming pool.

Rumor · Feb 10, 2007, 04:01 AM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

Bah! I've caught bigger in my swimming pool.

Um, clean your pool more often?

IceEnclosure · Feb 10, 2007, 05:07 AM

I think the meat in that fish would suck. Bigger the fish, worse the meat. Especially un-tasty if the fish were fake.

Cipher13 · Feb 10, 2007, 07:36 AM

Regardless of whether this picture is fake or not, I see giant wrasse that size almost every time I go diving off Sydney.

faragbre967 · Feb 10, 2007, 09:26 AM

If it is real that fish looks like it could eat a person. Quite possibly the worst way to go...

Eynstyn · Feb 10, 2007, 09:50 AM

I think this thread reminds me of the old "Space Invaders" game. Every time a new alien or false notion about this fish or the photo or the physics appeared it only took one or two posts to shoot it down and convincingly, too! Quite impressive, actually.

I think I'd be pretty angry if a fish other than a shark or a giant squid tried to eat me. I would give him such an attitude! :grrr:

OreoCookie · Feb 10, 2007, 09:59 AM

… that reminds me, I'll make sushi tonight

smacintush · Feb 10, 2007, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by OreoCookie

… that reminds me, I'll make sushi tonight

Seconded.

Adam Betts · Feb 10, 2007, 12:52 PM

It looked odd from that perspective but it's real.

Here's more giant fish pics:

Google up 'giant fish' to see more

Cipher13 · Feb 10, 2007, 01:33 PM

Meet Wally the giant wrasse.

Doofy · Feb 10, 2007, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by Cipher13

Meet Wally the giant wrasse.

Surprised that chick manages to stay down with those there flotation aids attached.

IceEnclosure · Feb 10, 2007, 01:53 PM

that's hot.

G4ME · Feb 10, 2007, 08:04 PM

looks like they flash froze the fish before they took that pic, which would add to the fakeness of the pic

Footy · Feb 10, 2007, 08:09 PM

Originally Posted by Cipher13

Meet Wally the giant wrasse.

There's a fish in that picture?

- - e r i k - - · Feb 11, 2007, 11:14 PM

Wide-angled lens = larger fish

(Not that it wasn't a large fish to begin with, but most of these photos enhance sizes in some way - i.e. the Camel Spiders of Iraq a few years back).

Jawbone54 · Feb 12, 2007, 04:03 PM

Does this not gross anyone else out?

Buckaroo · Feb 13, 2007, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Surprised that chick manages to stay down with those there flotation aids attached.

I was thinking the exact same thing.

And what fish?

nredman · Feb 14, 2007, 10:57 AM

nice

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Feb 14, 2007, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by faragbre967

If it is real that fish looks like it could eat a person. Quite possibly the worst way to go...

It is no where near big enough. It doesn't even have teeth really nor is it that aggressive.

Rumor · Feb 14, 2007, 05:04 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Surprised that chick manages to stay down with those there flotation aids attached.

That's what weight belts are for.

Nice flotation devices, I'd canoodle them.