Researchers revealed a giant fish that "can grow to more than two tons" that washed up on the shore of the US state of Oregon (the northernmost warm waters that call it home).
Gearhart marine scientists have identified the giant fish as a "deceptive sunfish" because its appearance deceptively resembles an "ocean sunfish."
Marine aquarium representatives said that this creature “will remain on the beach for a few more days, and perhaps weeks, without being eaten,” because its tough skin makes it almost impervious to predators.
This huge, rare fish attracted crowds of onlookers, and a Seaside Aquarium representative wrote on Facebook: “This giant, strange-looking fish caused a sensation on social media, and even though the weather was stormy, people flocked to the beach to see this unusual fish.” "Ordinary."
New Zealand-based marine biologist Dr. Marianne Nygaard noted that sunfish are not particularly rare, but they are difficult to study because they live in parts of the ocean that are inaccessible to humans.
Wow! Amazing!
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