Ribbonfish-like critter??? Have you seen these on the reefs before?

[ricki]

Here is a post from scubaboard in response to my inquiry:

Originally Posted by ft.lauderdale diver

Very timely post.. I was on the Mary St. Philipps wreck off Pompano last week and coming up on the anchor at about 30-40 ft I saw the same type of fish posted above. I was going to post a description but the pictures are worth a 1000 words! I thought it was a mutant needlefish! Maybe they are here to start attacking the lionfish. which are growing ever too quickly in numbers..

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/flo...ish-reefs.html