# Videos of encounters with strange fish

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**Created:** [September 27, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/videos-of-encounters-with-strange-fish/990783 "2023-09-27T16:22:57Z")\
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> <https://twitter.com/StrangestMedia/status/1705310208698777687>

I think that’s a whale shark:

> **[Whale shark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whale_shark)**
>
> The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is a slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m (61.7 ft). The whale shark holds many records for size in the animal kingdom, most notably being by far the largest living nonmammalian vertebrate. It is the sole member of the genus Rhincodon and the only extant member of the family Rhincodontidae, which belongs to the subclass Elasmobranchii in the class Chondricht...

This one doesn’t look real:

> <https://twitter.com/uamemesforces/status/1662423396058013697>

…but it’s a fish:

> <https://twitter.com/TansuYegen/status/1661872894207574016>

It’s an Asian sheepshead wrasse, also known as the kobudai in Japan:

> **[Asian sheepshead wrasse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_sheepshead_wrasse)**
>
> The Asian sheepshead wrasse (Semicossyphus reticulatus) is one of the largest species of wrasse. Native to the western Pacific Ocean, it inhabits rocky reef areas around the Korean Peninsula, China, Japan, and the Ogasawara Islands. It can reach 100 cm (39 in) in total length and the greatest weight recorded for this species is 14.7 kg (32 lb). This species is valued for its sweet, shellfish-like taste.
> The Asian sheepshead wrasse, also known as the kobudai in Japan, is a hermaphroditic speci...

It may be the same fish that the curator of an underwater Japanese shrine has had a friendly relationship with for 30 years:

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pfwdm5W2lWs/maxresdefault.jpg "Aquatic Affection: How a Scuba Diver Found a Good Friend Under the Sea") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfwdm5W2lWs)

Anyone have any other videos of encounters with strange fish?