A Rarely Seen Deep Sea Fish Is Found in California

A Rarely Seen Deep Sea Fish Is Found in California

Source: Associated Press

8/15/2024

A Rarely Seen Deep Sea Fish Is Found in California

Credit: Michael Wang/The Scripps Institution of Oceanography via AP

A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine experts said.

The silvery, 12-foot-long (3.6-meter) oarfish was found last weekend by a group of snorkelers and kayakers in La Jolla Cove, north of downtown San Diego, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography said in a statement.

It's only the 20th time an oarfish is known to have washed up in California since 1901, according to institution fish expert Ben Frable.

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