Family Trachipteridae - ribbonfishes

Ribbonfishes occur in all oceans except the Antarctic. Many of these fish are caught incidentally in nets by commercial fishers and sometimes are found washed ashore.

King of the salmon- Trachipterus altivelis

Remarks: An oceanic species, only one indivdual recorded from the bay. The northcoast indigenous people believed this fish lead the salmon back to their spawning tributaries. Commercial fishermen sometimes catch this unusual fish in trawls and occasionally is found washed ashore.

Identification: Body long and tapering. Body color is gray with red fins. Eyes large. Anal fin is absent. Length to 183cm.

Range: Alaska to Chile.