[VIDEO] Someone Found This Massive Sea Monster
A California marine instructor's leisurely weekend snorkel turned into the discovery of a lifetime when she found the carcass of a massive, eel-like creature of a species thought to have inspired legends of giant sea serpents.
By Sadho Ram — 16 Oct 2013, 08:40 AM — Updated almost 11 years ago
This is the 18-foot-long oarfish found dead in the water off Catalina Island near LA
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The picture, released by the Catalina Island Marine Institute and taken on Sunday Oct. 13 shows the crew of sailing school vessel Tole Mour and Catalina Island Marine Institute instructors holding the giant fish.
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The 18-foot Oarfish took 15 people to haul ashore
Marine science instructor Jasmine Santana was snorkeling off the coast of Southern California when she spotted something unusual on the sea floor: a giant fish.
So the curious researcher grabbed the limp marine animal by the tail and dragged it to shore. It was only later, when Santana's co-workers at the Catalina Island Marine Institute examined the nearly intact carcass, that they realized she had found an oarfish in Catalina waters.
nydailynews.comIt took 15 adults to haul the silvery fish out of the water and up to the beach. The CIMI staff hasn't decided what to do with the dead fish yet, but they have been in touch with a couple southern California museums.
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Staffers at the institute are calling it the discovery of a lifetime. 'We've never seen a fish this big. The last oarfish we saw was three feet long.'
dailymail.co.ukThe fish apparently died of natural causes. Tissue samples and video footage were sent to be studied by biologists at the University of California, Santa Barbara
The fish appeared to have died from natural causes and its body was "almost perfectly intact," according a news release from CIMI. This is likely because it hadn't been dead long.
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The oarfish is the longest known bony fish in the world, though it is rarely observed, especially alive.
yahoo.comThe oarfish lives in deep waters (they can dive down to over 3,000 feet), which makes them hard to study
Oarfish, which can reach 56 feet in length, live in temperate to tropical waters but are thought to dive more than 3,000 feet down into the darker depths of the ocean, which has rendered their behavior largely unobserved and unstudied.
nydailynews.comThe oarfish, which can grow to more than 50 feet, is a deep-water pelagic fish — the longest bony fish in the world, according to CIMI. They are likely responsible for the supposed sea serpent legends throughout history.
dailymail.co.ukThe giant oarfish was first discovered in 1772 by Norwegian biologist Peter Ascanius. It's formal scientific title is Regalecus glesne, but the fish is also known as king of the herring, Pacific oarfish, streamer fish and ribbon-fish.
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An illustration of Bank's Oarfish, circa 1850, the giant fish that inspired tales of sea serpents
Like the equally mysterious giant squid, the oarfish would go on to enchant fisherman and sailors and inspire stories of sea monsters.
dailymail.co.ukIn June this year, scientists released a video of an 8-foot long oarfish swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. This was the first time the animal had ever been caught on video alive in its natural habitat. Here:
PS: The good views start around the five minute mark!
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In 1996, Navy Seals pulled ashore this 23-foot Oarfish that was found off the coast near San Diego, California
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