Posted on 11/29/2021 11:32:39 AM PST by Red Badger
VIDEO AT LINK..................
Nov. 24 (UPI) -- A visitor to a San Diego beach snapped photos when he came across something unusual -- a deep sea-dwelling Pacific footballfish washed up on the sand.
Jay Beiler said he thought initially that the creature he spotted at Black's Beach, in the Torrey Pines area of San Diego, was a jellyfish.
"Then I went and looked at it a little more carefully, and some other people were gathered around it, too, and then I saw that it was this very unusual fish," Beiler told KNSD-TV.
Beiler estimated the creature was about a foot long.
"I have never seen anything quite like this before," Beiler said. "You know, I go to the beach fairly often, so I'm familiar with the territory, but I've never seen an organism that looked quite as fearsome as this."
Ben Frable, collection manager for the marine vertebrate collection at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, said the creature was a Pacific footballfish, a deep-sea dwelling species of anglerfish.
"This is one of the larger species of anglerfish, and it's only been seen a few times here in California, but it's found throughout the Pacific Ocean," Frable said.
He said the fish is only the second member of its species to be found on a San Diego beach after another was discovered in 2001.
Frable said researchers attempted to find the fish on Black's Beach, but it most likely was carried back out to sea by the tides before they could locate it.
"Because they're so uncommonly found, every single one of those provides valuable information, like data for studying the science of fishes, but also for learning more about our environment in California," Frable told KFMB-TV.
Yeah, riiiight..............Black's beach is a 'clothing optional' beach..............
Anything unusual is caused by climate change.
Looks like Brandon.
NFL Ping?..................
Don’t insult the fish.................
Wonder what it tastes like
A football.......................
Was it underinflated?
My first reaction, too! There is a certain resemblance, but on closer inspection I must say that fish is pretty cool, in a funky kinda way. Unlike Brandon.
"I saw what you did there!"
You are funny
Anglerfish (which includes footballfish) is high in vitamins B and B12. If you also consume the liver, that is also high in vitamin D.
In Japan, this fish is commonly prepared in a hot pot, called anko nabe. It is eaten with plenty of vegetables and a miso or soy sauce soup with the anglerfish’s liver blended in.
It looks delicious.
It wasn’t a Patriots Footballfish...............
I guess that would be a BradyFish.
Kinda looks like my buddy’s girlfriend...
Clothing optional yes, but do they still have to wear a Mask?
That’s a scorpion fish that ate too much sushi.
5.56mm
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