Fish Id (If Possible) Pic Of Dead Fish.

[star4]

I went to feed my fish tonight some frozen food, now this creepy critter came out of either.. Krill pacifica, brine shrimp in garlic, or bloodworm, I am discounting bloodworm due to the fact there is no red staining on it. AA battery for size comparison.
 
First thoughts were a candiru - but if its out of the krill or brine shrimp this would not be possible.
 

 

 

 

[fluttermoth]

Could it be a lancelet? They used to be commonly used for fish food, although I personally haven't seen it around (or mentioned, come to that!) for a good many years.

 

[star4]

Just googled lancelet, they dont have big eyes like this one does, its definately some sort of fish, the photo doesnt show it too well but it has a skeleton and tail.
 
I cant try and get any more pics as I have binned it, it started to smell

 

[fluttermoth]

Eww 

 
No idea then, I'm afraid; never seen anything quite like it, and it could be the young of something that looks entirely different! The large eyes do give it a rather juvenile appearance.

 

[star4]

Some sort of juvi eel I think it was.

 

[sawickib]

Almost looks like a very small polypterus but doesn't have enough of a skeleton or skull plates, and it's eyes would be red if it was naturally that red, they don't really lose much pigment after dying.

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

A young eel, perhaps?
 
The European Eel found in some of our UK freshwaters (apparently declining these days, caught them for fun by hand as a youngster in North Wales in the early '80s) goes through quite a life cycle, spending time in brackish estuaries and youngsters being born in the Sargasso Sea.