Id Non-Aquarium Fish?

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maurizio

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I dare to post here simply because this guy was not spotted in a tank, but off the southern coast of Brazil, not far from Rio de Janeiro.
Any idea of what that is?
 
Cheers
 
Maurizio
 

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That thing looks insanely cool I have to admit...
 
Yeah, I couldn't believe it was a fish at first. I said, come on, it's an anchor or something! It was about 20-25 cm.  It didn't move a bit while I went around taking pics. I showed it later to the diving master, but he just told me the local name of it.
 
I like the common name better: shortnose batfish! 
 
And strangely, it is kept in aquariums. Looks like it gets about the size of a common pleco.
 

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