In an Instagram post, Crystal Cove State Park. With less than three dozen dead specimens available to study, very little is known about the fish that lives in depths of roughly 1,000 to 3,000 feet. sagamius lives in the Pacific Ocean at depths of 2,000 to 3,300 feet, where sunlight doesnt penetrate. / 7:06 AM / CBS News A beachgoer was shocked to discover a rarely-spotted fish, with a monstrous-looking body shaped like a football, washed up at a California beach last week. Published on 12:05AM EDT Photo: Crystal Cove state park A deep sea angler fish washed ashore in Crystal Cove, California, on Friday. They have discussed the curious occurrence, “but it’s hard to jump to any conclusions about why this is happening,” he said. The museum has four of the species in its collection, including one found by a beachgoer in Newport Beach in May.Įvery time one washes ashore, Ludt said, he’s inundated with calls from friends and colleagues. “It is very strange, and it’s the talk of the town among us California ichthyologists,” or zoologists who study fish, said Bill Ludt, assistant curator of ichthyology at the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum. A rare, monstrous-looking fish normally found thousands of feet deep in the ocean washed ashore at a SoCal beach. One was photographed last month near Black’s Beach in La Jolla but disappeared - potentially carried back to sea - before scientists were notified.

But in only the last year, three of the creatures have washed up on California beaches, doubling the number of sightings on record in the state. Only 31 collected specimens are known to exist in the world, and the fish has never been observed in the wild, Frable said. CNN An unusual fish with teeth as sharp as glass and a body shaped like a football washed ashore on a California beach last week.

California football fish