A mysterious, colorful sea creature washed ashore on a Pacific beach in the United States.
Scientists are impressed by the extraordinary find.
Seaside - In the US state of Oregon, a giant fish was recently washed ashore, which according to previous knowledge actually has no business there: The approximately 45 kilogram and over one meter large specimen is a sunfish that lives on the beach in the small town Seaside was found on the US west coast.
As the local aquarium announced, the sunfish, which have grown over a meter tall, are extremely rare in these regions and have got lost in this warmer Pacific region.
However, the giant fish was no longer alive when you got your hands on the "Opah Fish".
The suspicion was that the shimmering fish had not been lying on the beach for an hour before employees became aware of the find.
The case is reminiscent of a "monstrous" behemoth that was found months earlier in California.
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"Unfortunately, he was no longer alive, but at least we were able to pick him up before he was eaten by the birds," said Keith Chandler, chief executive, to
CNN
.
The Seaside Aquarium has a lot to do with the unusual find: The sunfish is currently in a freezer, and soon they would like to dissect the gigantic animal in collaboration with a local maritime museum.
A post on the web about the creature caused astonished reactions, with thousands of likes and comments.
There are also impressive photos of the dead marine life:
In the Facebook entry, the institute emphasizes the "beautiful but strange appearance".
The intention is also communicated that a “happy group of school children” should be given the opportunity to attend the dissection of the marine life.
How did the imposing, colorful sunfish actually get from its deep-sea home to the US west coast?
One theory is that it is a consequence of climate change, which also caused a disaster scenario in the USA and Canada in July.
As a result of the warming of the Pacific, giant fish would increasingly open up previously unknown habitats, according to a statement from the aquarium.
In summer 2020 there was a scientific sensation.
For the first time, the larva of a sunfish could be discovered:
Video: larva of a sunfish discovered
The sunfish found in Oregon is apparently not even one of the largest specimens. There are apparently conspecifics that can even be over two meters and are therefore taller than most people. Amazing and sometimes frightening finds are made on various beaches around the world, in June this happened on the German North Sea.
(PF)