North Atlantic Silver Moon Fish
photograph by David Wright shooting for @aarp_official
Last week we had this tiny, beautiful silver fish come up in one of our lobster traps. It definitely isn’t native to Maine and looks to be some type of tropical fish. I haven’t sent it to any marine biologists yet but plan to do so soon. Maybe one of our AARP instagram followers has the answer. #northhaven #maine #penobscot bay #loberstering #commercialfishing #sunny #hand #fish #water #topical #aarp #davidwrightphoto
(Editor’s note: After Dave posted this photo a friend of his commented that he had caught a similar looking creature in a trap last November and posted a link to this flikr file of two Atlantic Silver Moon Fish. What do you think?)
Comments
That’s a moonfish for sure. Seabirds tried to feed them to their chicks in Maine this year, and they couldn’t get them down their throats. Just went to a conference about that exact topic. It’s not a “normal” Maine fish, but things are changing: http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-09-26/national/42409173_1_species-david-cousens-atlantic-ocean