WTF - Is this? Found inside a Wahoo

[TroyVIS]

Hi All,

Got a nice Wahoo yesterday, and found 2 aliens in its guts. I'm assuming they're parasites? Has anyone seen them before?

The fish had been dead for a few hours but these guys were still wriggliing around. I have a short vid of it as well if I can upload it?

Cheers
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[TroyVIS]

I uploaded the vid we took to You Tube..

[Greg P]

Take it easy mate. They are always in them.

First hoo?

[MudRiverDan]

Obviously it is an alien.

Dan

[wayno60]

That whoo was sick....... must have had a stomach bug.

[shincism1]

What is it but? Looks hella creepy

[finga]

Can ya eat it?
It might be good tucker

[TroyVIS]

Not my first Hoo only my second - but first time I've noticed that. Thought it was one of his organs at first..

[murf]

that looks awesome how long was it? 100mm or so?

cheers Murf

[Todddo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trematoda

I am so smart, s m r t I mean s m a r t.

[snapperdan]

freeze it and serve it to the inlaws on xmas day or better yet see if you can keep it alive and pull it out of the xmas turkey for a party trick.

[MudRiverDan]

It is a Hirudinella ventricosa to be precise, Toddo is correct, it is a Trematode (Flatworm).



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[Todddo]

(to be honest I just googled parasite inside wahoos stomach)

[MudRiverDan]

(to be honest I just googled parasite inside wahoos stomach)

I googled "Wahoo worms"

[Giffo65]

Stick it on a hook,you may get a good Snapper as well !