Freaky-Looking Fanged Fishes Found on Oregon Beaches

Freaky-Looking Fanged Fishes Found on Oregon Beaches

Source: Associated Press

5/5/2023

Freaky-Looking Fanged Fishes Found on Oregon Beaches

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Several scaleless fish with fanged jaws and huge eyes that can be found more than a mile deep in the ocean have washed up along a roughly 200-mile (322-kilometer) stretch of Oregon coastline, and it's unclear why, scientists and experts said.

Within the last few weeks, several lancetfish have appeared on beaches from Nehalem, in northern Oregon, to Bandon, which is about 100 miles (161 kilometers) from the California border, Oregon State Parks said on Facebook. The agency asked beachgoers who see the fish to take photos and post them online, tagging the agency and the NOAA Fisheries West Coast region.