There are more than 200 species of angler fish worldwide and this particular fish is most likely the Pacific Football Fish. This was the same Pacific footballfish ( Himantolophus sagamius) we now have in our collections, and one of more than. The park shared photos of the fish on Instagram and explained, “Last Friday morning an incredible deep sea fish washed up on shore in Crystal Cove State Park’s Marine Protected Area (MPA). In 1985, deep-sea fishermen in Monterey Bay, California, hauled up their nets to find a menacing-looking fish with a 6-inch-long globular body, prickly skin, needle-sharp teeth, miniscule eyes, and a strange stalk on its head. In the case of this football fish, nobody is really sure why it washed up on the beach. The Pacific Football Fish is one of more than 200 species of anglerfish worldwide, according to California State Parks, and is normally found in the depths of the ocean. They spend most of their time about 2000 feet below the surface and it is completely black down there.Įven though angler fish are not uncommon, it’s very rare to see them outside of their typical environment. Typically, an angler fish does not see the surface of the water. That is what happened at the Crystal Cove State Park in California when somebody found a rare Pacific football fish (also called an angler fish) on the sand. Fossil of a deep sea anglerfish, Acentrophryne dolichonema. It is currently being held by officials with the California Department of Fish & Wildlife, according to CNN. On occasion, we also get a glimpse into what is under the water because it ends up on the shore. Female football fish can grow up to 2 feet (0.6 meters) long, while male football fish are only about an inch long, park officials said. We sometimes get a glimpse into life under the ocean, but often, it is only through videos or television shows.Įven experts are unaware of much of what lies under the water, as it is the last part of the earth that is really left to be explored. California has a new gray wolf pack in Tulare County, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced today.
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