Current:Home > Contact-usAlien-like creature discovered on Oregon beach-LoTradeCoin
Alien-like creature discovered on Oregon beach
View Date:2024-12-24 08:06:23
A rare deep-sea creature with alien-like feratures washed up on an Oregon beach's shore.
Local beachcombers found a deep-sea angler fish known as the Pacific football fish just south of Cannon Beach, Oregon, which is around an hour and a half drive northwest of Portland, said the Seaside Aquarium in a Facebook post on May 18.
The fish is rare, and according to the aquarium, only 31 species have been recorded worldwide.
"Living in complete darkness, at 2,000-3,300 feet (below the sea,) these fish are rarely seen," states its post.
The aquarium did not see the fish in person, but the person who found the fish sent photos of it to the aquarium, Keith Chandler, the aquarium's general manager, told USA TODAY.
"The person who found it didn't want to let us have it to preserve it," said Chandler.
Chandler said since the beach comber found the creature, they can do whatever they like with the rare fish.
More creature footage:Small 'species of concern' makes rare appearance on a national park trail camera
What is a Pacific football fish?
It's an angler fish, which may be familiar because a female angler fish was featured in Disney Pixar's 2003 movie "Finding Nemo," but it looks drastically different from the one found on the beach.
Angler fish are deep-sea creatures living in pitch-black darkness, and the aquarium states it's still unknown how they are able to do so.
"Little is known about (Pacific football fish's) life history but what is known is unusually fascinating," states the aquarium's post. " Like other angler fish, they use light that shines from a phosphorescent bulb on their forehead to attract prey"
Food is sparse in the deep waters where these odd fish live, so they're not selective about their cuisine and will eat anything "that can fit into their mouths."
According to the museum, females of the species actively hunt, but males are 10 times smaller than females and are more like parasites and "fuse" into the females of the species.
"They lose their eyes and internal organs, getting all their nutrients from their female partners," reads the aquarium's post. "In return, they provide females with a steady source of sperm."
veryGood! (4716)
Related
- Nicky Hilton Shares Her Christmas Plans With Paris, the Secret To Perfect Skin & More Holiday Gift Picks
- Elon Musk's backers cheer him on, even if they aren't sure what he's doing to Twitter
- Kanye West to buy the conservative-friendly social site Parler
- Facebook parent company Meta sheds 11,000 jobs in latest sign of tech slowdown
- Arkansas governor unveils $102 million plan to update state employee pay plan
- Elon Musk says Twitter bankruptcy is possible, but is that likely?
- Ukraine intercepts Russia's latest missile barrage, putting a damper on Putin's Victory Day parade
- More than 1,000 trafficking victims rescued in separate operations in Southeast Asia
- Harriet Tubman posthumously named a general in Veterans Day ceremony
- Facebook's parent is fined nearly $25M for violating a campaign finance disclosure law
Ranking
- Target will be closed on Thanksgiving: Here’s when stores open on Black Friday
- How to avoid sharing false or misleading news about the election
- Gisele Bündchen Addresses Very Hurtful Assumptions About Tom Brady Divorce
- Gilmore Girls Costume Supervisor Sets the Record Straight on Father of Rory Gilmore's Baby
- CRYPTIFII Introduce
- Sephora 24-Hour Flash Sale: 50% Off Foreo and More
- Elon Musk says Ye is suspended from Twitter
- This Detangling Hairbrush With 73,000+ 5-Star Amazon Reviews Is on Sale for $12
Recommendation
-
Cruel Intentions' Brooke Lena Johnson Teases the Biggest Differences Between the Show and the 1999 Film
-
Olivia Wilde Shares Cheeky Bikini Photo to Celebrate New Chapter
-
Jamie Lee Curtis Shares Photo of Foot in Medical Boot After Oscar Win
-
How Twitter became one of the world's preferred platforms for sharing ideas
-
What is ‘Doge’? Explaining the meme and cryptocurrency after Elon Musk's appointment to D.O.G.E.
-
These are some of the Twitter features users want now that Elon Musk owns it
-
TikToker Jehane Thomas Dead at 30
-
Just 13 Products to Help You Get Your Day Started if You Struggle to Get Up in the Morning