{"id":499890,"date":"2021-05-12T11:06:27","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T15:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=499890"},"modified":"2021-05-12T11:06:39","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T15:06:39","slug":"nightmarish-deep-sea-fish-washes-up-on-california-shore-compared-to-terrifying-finding-nemo-anglerfish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nightmarish-deep-sea-fish-washes-up-on-california-shore-compared-to-terrifying-finding-nemo-anglerfish\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Nightmarish\u2019 Deep-Sea Fish Washes Up On California Shore, Compared To Terrifying \u2018Finding Nemo\u2019 Anglerfish"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnightmarish-deep-sea-fish-washes-up-on-california-shore-compared-to-terrifying-finding-nemo-anglerfish%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=499890&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/imgonline-com-ua-FrameBlurred-Ve4Y1kEjpV-1200x800-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>A visitor to Crystal Cove State Park in California recently discovered a nightmare-inducing anglerfish washed up on shore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The fish is believed to be a Pacific football fish that usually lives more than 2,000 feet below the surface, where no natural light is found in the pitch-black depths. \u201c<\/span><span>Though the fish itself is quite common, it\u2019s hardly ever found outside that environment,\u201d noted <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wndu.com\/2021\/05\/11\/visitor-finds-unusual-football-fish-washed-up-on-shore-at-calif-park\/?utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=snd&#038;utm_content=wndu\"><span>CNN<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to the state park, no one understands how or why the terrifying fish washed up on the California shore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>Photographs of the fish show the \u2018prehistoric\u2019 and \u2018nightmarish\u2019 looking specimen, which is jet black in color with a round body and intimidating jaws,\u201d wrote the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/footballfish-california-beach-rare-fish-b1845578.html\"><span>Independent<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.9189189189189\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Well, my next nightmare has been scheduled. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZGNsVRwmPT\">pic.twitter.com\/ZGNsVRwmPT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Haworth (@ighaworth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\/status\/1392476662936256513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>The Pacific footballfish has a unique look as it uses bioluminescent lures at the tips of a fishing-pole-like projection from its own head to attract prey in the dark, murky depths of the sea,\u201d explained <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/changing-america\/sustainability\/environment\/552711-beachgoer-stumbles-on-rarely-seen-deep-sea\"><span>The Hill<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Crystal Cove State Park shared a photograph of the dead fish on their Instagram page, writing \u201c<\/span><span>Last Friday morning an incredible deep sea fish washed up on shore in Crystal Cove State Park\u2019s Marine Protected Area (MPA).\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/COssFTkJQKY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"13\" readability=\"-6.8526315789474\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cThere are more than 200 species of angler fish worldwide and this particular fish is most likely the Pacific Football Fish. Only females possess a long stalk on the head with bioluminescent tips used as a lure to entice prey in the darkness of waters as deep as 3,000 feet!\u201d the post continued. \u201cTheir teeth, like pointed shards of glass, are transparent and their large mouth is capable of sucking up and swallowing prey the size of their own body.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhile females can reach lengths of 24 inches males only grow to be about an inch long and their sole purpose is to find a female and help her reproduce. Males latch onto the female with their teeth and become \u2018sexual parasites,\u2019 eventually coalescing with the female until nothing is left of their form but their testes for reproduction. Wild!\u201d Crystal Cove State Park added. \u201cTo see an actual angler fish intact is very rare and it is unknown how or why the fish ended up on the shore. Seeing this strange and fascinating fish is a testament to the diversity of marine life lurking below the water\u2019s surface in California\u2019s MPAs and as scientists continue to learn more about these deep sea creatures it\u2019s important to reflect on how much is still to be learned from our wonderful ocean.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Many on social media noted that the angler fish resembles the creature featured in Disney\u2019s \u201cFinding Nemo.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>Davey\u2019s Locker Sportfishing &#038; Whale Watching, which is based in the area, said that state park rangers and lifeguards were alerted to a \u2018weird looking fish,\u2019\u201d reported the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-57085504\">BBC<\/a>, adding that \u201c<\/span><span>The California Department of Fish &#038; Wildlife has taken possession of the fish.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The fish will <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/local\/socal-beachgoer-encounters-bizarre-looking-fish-washed-ashore-during-morning-stroll\/2591661\/\"><span>likely<\/span><\/a><span> be moved to a museum or educational institution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A visitor to Crystal Cove State Park in California recently discovered a nightmare-inducing anglerfish washed up on shore.The fish is believed to be a Pacific football fish that usually lives &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277904,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/imgonline-com-ua-FrameBlurred-Ve4Y1kEjpV-1200x800-1.png","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Nightmarish\u2019 Deep-Sea Fish Washes Up On California Shore, Compared To Terrifying \u2018Finding Nemo\u2019 Anglerfish","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-499890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/imgonline-com-ua-FrameBlurred-Ve4Y1kEjpV-1200x800-1.png","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Nightmarish\u2019 Deep-Sea Fish Washes Up On California Shore, Compared To Terrifying \u2018Finding Nemo\u2019 Anglerfish","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}