![]() ![]() There are over 200 species of anglerfish, most of which live in the murky depths of the Antarctic and Atlantic oceans, up to one mile beneath the surface, although some are living in shallow, tropical environments. The angry-looking deep-sea anglerfish, as described by National Geographic, "has the right to be cranky." It is rather possibly the ugliest animal on Earth, living in what is easily this planet's most inhospitable habitat, the sea's lightless, lonely bottom. He told the media outlet he was planning to find the footballfish spotted by Beiker, although seagulls and crabs most possibly got the deep-sea creature first.įrable explained that not much is known about these fishes' biology, and that is one of the reasons they would like the public to let them know whenever they find one on the beach to potentially learn more. National Geographic said Pacific football fish belong to the anglerfish species that can grow more than three feet in length and weigh up to 110 pounds.Ĭollection manager Ben Frable at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography told NBC San Diego that a member of this specific fish species was discovered on a San Diego beach in 2001. However, he explained, he had never seen an organism that appeared quite as terrifying as his discovery. He added he goes to the beach fairly frequently, and thus he is familiar with the territory. USA Today reported that according to Bailer, he has never seen anything quite like this in the past. (Photo: CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT/AFP via Getty Images)Ī deep-sea anglerfish is displayed for the 'Ocean' exhibition in Paris at the National Museum of Natural History (Museum d'Histoire Naturelle). These fish have needle-sharp teeth pointing inward, and according to the website, some male footballfish attaches themselves to females as sexual parasites, losing their internal organs, as well as their eyes except for testes.ĪLSO READ: Omnivorous Fish With Human-Like Teeth Reportedly Reeled in North Carolina: Is This Real or Fake? A closer look showed what they found was a fish living in the Pacific Ocean known as a Pacific footballfish at depths between 2,000 and 3,300 feet, the California Academy of Sciences reported. The species has only been seen a few times in California - including Orange County, where it washed up near Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Beach in May.A man recently discovered something on a San Diego beach, initially thinking he saw a jellyfish but later realized he spotted what reports have described as a "sea monster."Īccording to a Wild 94.9 report, this rare scary-looking fish is identified as "The Alnglerfish," which, through what is shown on KiloFact's YouTube video below, viewers will discover some interesting and terrifying facts about this.Ī KGTV report said on November 13 Jay Bailer was walking on a Black's Beach when he saw the fish. The fish use a fleshy, bioluminescent lure from their heads to attract prey. It is usually found 2,000 to 3,000 feet beneath the sea, where sunlight doesn't penetrate, according to the California Academy of Sciences. "At first I thought it was a - like a jellyfish or something, and 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.It's the stuff of nightmares - mouth almost looked bloody! I'd say it was nearly a foot long," Beiler told local media, according to Storyful. 13 when it washed up at Torrey Pines State Beach. It's called the Pacific footballfish, and it's one of the larger anglerfish species. ![]() ![]() A rare, monstrous-looking fish recently washed ashore in San Diego, California. SAN DIEGO, California - This is really the stuff of nightmares. "It's the stuff of nightmares!" A rare, monstrous-looking fish normally found thousands of feet deep in the ocean washed ashore at Torrey Pines State Beach in San Diego. ![]()
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