The oarfish, known to history as 'sea serpents,' have a hallowed place in the museum of marine oddities: They can grow to dozens of feet in length and generally…
The oarfish, known to history as"sea serpents," have a hallowed place in the museum of marine oddities: They can grow to dozens of feet in length and generally swim verticallyOnly 19 oarfish — a very long, silvery, deep-sea dweller — have been found along California's shore since way back in 1901, according to an expert from UC San Diego.
The oarfish, known as"sea serpents" or"doomsday fish," have a hallowed place in the museum of marine oddities: They can grow to dozens of feet in length and generally swim vertically, according to Ben Frable, who is the collection manager of the Marine Vertebrate Collection at Scripps Institution of Oceanography."They get at least 25 feet, with reports in the 30-plus range," Frable said.
A half-dozen or so amateur scientists — including Emily Miller, Michael Wang, Monica DeYoung and Owyn Gunderson — worked together on Saturday to bring the sea monster to shore at La Jolla Cove, first in the water, then on a paddleboard with its tail hanging off the end, ending its journey in the bed of a pickup truck.
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