© The Daily Examiner, AustraliaThis strange creature was found at Lake Wooleweyah at the weekend.
Local man Stuart Boxsell came across the fish - about two metres long - in the shallows on Sunday. Unfortunately the fish was in a bad way and died shortly after it was found.
It has since been identified as a southern ribbonfish (trachipterus jacksonensis) - a rarely-seen, deep-sea-dwelling creature.
While the question of what it is has been solved, what it was doing out of its natural habitat in the shallows of Lake Wooloweyah remains a complete mystery.
Anyone who can shed some light on this puzzle can email us on coastalviews@dailyexaminer .com.au.
Wasn't there another one of these washed up recently on an indian beach? Pretty sure I wouldve seen the article on SOTT sometime in the last week.