Hello
We recently visited Washington and saw this off of a pier in Puget sound, Seattle
Could anyone tell me what it is?? I don’t think it’s an eel but I couldn’t find anything about it.
Thank you
Snake or fish???
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Snake or fish???
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Re: Snake or fish???
It is a type of pile worm (I forget the exact type), I saw one a few years ago in the San Juan's and had to ask some marine biologists what it was. They will come to the surface and swim around around mating time I read. Very strange things to see swimming around.
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I’ll look into that. It was very strange. Never seen anything like it but I’m from MN.
Thank you!
Thank you!
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Im guessing that’s not it, it was roughly 24-30” long. It was very strange. Never seen anything like it but I’m from MN.
Thank you!
Thank you!
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Was about 2 feet long. I’m thinking it’s not a pile worm from googling it but I could be wrong.
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Pile worms only get up to 6 inches according to ogle anyways. This was 2-3 feet long.
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Here was the official description. the one I saw was about 2-3' as well.
"I'm pretty sure it is Nereis brandti or other worm from Nereis. I also think now called Alitta brandti but also questions about morphological differences between numerous species in a complex. But near as I can tell, they are still considering brandti a separate species."
Apparently they go pelagic to spawn, at a time determined by moon phase and temperature. Kind of like spring break in Florida, I guess.
"I'm pretty sure it is Nereis brandti or other worm from Nereis. I also think now called Alitta brandti but also questions about morphological differences between numerous species in a complex. But near as I can tell, they are still considering brandti a separate species."
Apparently they go pelagic to spawn, at a time determined by moon phase and temperature. Kind of like spring break in Florida, I guess.
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This is the one I saw, looks about the same size.