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Try the link below -- it appears to be one of those urban legends.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_phuket_deep_sea_creatures.htm


On Fri, 11 Feb 2005, Paul James wrote:

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> FISH-SCI Members:
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> I have recently received a number of forwarded emails containing
> pictures of deepsea fishes (e.g., fangtooths, gulper eels) that are
> claimed to have been found on the shore at Phuket, Thailand following
> the recent tsunami.  As a scientist, I am naturally skeptical about the
> authenticity of these photos and I am curious if any other members have
> seen these photos.  Several of my students have also seen this email and
> have asked me if these fishes were actually found on the shore.  Do any
> of you have any information about these fish photos?
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> Cheers,
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> Paul James
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David W. Kerstetter, Graduate Student
Department of Fisheries Science                 "Never does nature say one
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science        thing and wisdom another."
School of Marine Science                                -Juvenal
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