Unusual fish bycatch

[jurelometer]

Info Update:    After talking to a marine biologist about the fish in question and reviewing some photos is was decided that it was in the Stomiidae family of "Barbeled dradonfishes.     Thei most distinguishing feature is their mouth with long jaws and no mouth floor.  They can thrust their jaw far forward to impale prey on their fangs.   They also have a very tiny chin barbel that was decomposed and not in picture.
   The postorbital  (scull bone) behind the eye is charactisticlly elongated and triangular as you can see in the close up image of the head.  They also have this amazing dorsal fin (decomposed) ray that has a photophore on the end of it for attracting smaller fish to their business end.
   Thanks for the interest in this little fish.  All comments are welcome.   Anyway i,m gone fishing.

The interwebs  says that the viperfish is in the Stomiidae family.   I think you nailed it the first time Gary.

Thanks for sharing.  That  was interesting.
 
-J

[steelfish]

thanks for posting it Gary

sealife never fail in amazing us

[Steve-O]

Very cool, Gary!

How deep was the halibut you caught with that in it?

I'm wondering if that halibut didn't go out past Elfin Cove and drop off the shelf to snack on that little beastie.

[gstours]

Thanks for the questions you all.  🚣‍♀️  We were fishing about 160 feet deep at the time.  We were inside Icy Straights.  About 6 miles inside from the actual Gulf.   
   This is the first one of these I've ever seen.🤦‍♀️    The thing may have wondered into shallow water butt should have turned his light 💡 off.   Now he,s got a dead battery 🙊

[Dominick]

   This is the first one of these I've ever seen.🤦‍♀️    The thing may have wondered into shallow water butt should have turned his light 💡 off.   Now he,s got a dead battery 🙊

Dominick