Hooklineandminker.com/photo slider
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Rare Fish Gallery
Description
The file gallery.swf is a flash-based photo slider that contains images of a variety of rare fish. Each image in the slider has a description of the fish and a link to the photo source.
Flash Contents
Decompiling the flash file * reveals that it contains a link to http://www.hooklineandminker.com/config.xml?nocache=xxxxxxxxx (the x's are replaced by random numbers by the flash programming). The inclusion of "nocache" within the URL may be used in order to force viewer's browsers not to cache the images and allow for "on-the-fly" updates to the flash file. The XML also contains links for the fish images stored on the HML servers.
- SNAKEHEAD FISH
- RED LION FISH
- ANGLER FISH
- FANGTOOTH FISH
- COFFINFISH
- FROGFISH
- TOADFISH
- VIPERFISH
- BOBBIT WORM
- GIANT STURGEON
- OAR FISH
- LAMPREY
- PORTUGUESE MAN-OF-WAR
- WOLFFISH
- STONEFISH
- CROWN-OF-THORNS STARFISH
- BARRELEYE FISH
* Thanks to AzureWolf for decompiling the flash and explaining "nocache"
Fish Images and Descriptions
Snakehead Fish
- Description: When food is scarce they are known to venture out of the water in search of prey.
- Source: photo credit: Stephen Messenger
Red Lion Fish
- Description: Every spine on the Lionfish is venomous, and their venom is extremely painful.
- Source: photo credit: Lava live2
Angler Fish
- Description: This fish has a special lighted fin that acts as a 'fishing rod' to lure in prey to get eaten.
- Source: photo credit: Bruce Robison, National Geographic
Fangtooth Fish
- Description: The fangtooth has the largest teeth in proportion to its body size of any other ocean fish.
- Source: photo credit: Phil Livelsberger
Coffinfish
- Description: The coolest thing about the coffinfish is the fact that they walk along the ocean floor.
- Source: photo credit: Words Without
Frogfish
- Description: This is one sly fish they use mimicry and camouflage to either hide from predators or look like a potential meal for their prey.
- Source: photo credit: FPTravels
Toadfish
- Description: The Oyster toadfish has a distinctive "foghorn" sound that is used to attract females in the mating season.
- Source: photo credit: Clay Coleman
Viperfish
- Description: These guys have sharp fangs and large mouths so there's no need to chase food, they can just catch it.
- Source: photo credit: Widder/HBOI
Bobbit Worm
- Description: The Bobbit worms sharp teeth and speed can sometimes cut it’s prey in half. It grows up to 9.8 ft.,the length of an Anaconda.
- Source: photo credit: Max Gibbs
Giant Sturgeon
- Description: The Sturgeon is the largest fresh water fish, it’s been known to weigh up to 4,400 lbs.
- Source: photo credit: Three Gorges Probe
Oar Fish
- Description: These fish can grow up to 50 ft. long and are often mistaken for sea monsters.
- Source: photo credit: Alan Thompson
Lamprey
- Description: The Lamprey is sort of like a vampire but with a lot more teeth. It’s equipped with a mouth shaped like a funnel and sucks the blood of other fish.
- Source: photo credit: Steve Davies
Portuguese Man-Of-War
- Description: These sea creatures are infamous for their very painful, powerful sting.
- Source: photo credit: Adam Laverty
Wolffish
- Description: Also known as the Seawolf, has tons of teeth, up to six fang-like teeth in front, rows of crushing teeth in back and don't forget the throat which is scattered with serrated teeth!
- Source: photo credit: Florin Nedelcu
Stonefish
- Description: The body is equipped with venom glands that produce the most deadly fish venom, it can kill any human unlucky enough to tread on the spines.
- Source: photo credit: SeanMack
Crown-Of-Thorns Starfish
- Description: This is the most dangerous species in the coral reef Eco-System, if it does not kill you, you will have a bad case of nausea and vomiting.
- Source: photo credit: Jon Hanson
Barreleye Fish
- Description: The barreleye has a see-through head and tunnel vision.
- Source: photo credit: 2004 MBARI
