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A rarely seen deep sea fish resembling a serpent was found floating dead on the ocean surface off the San Diego coast and was brought ashore for study, marine experts said. The silvery, 12-foot ...
Coelacanths (/ ˈ s iː l ə k æ n θ / ⓘ SEE-lə-kanth) (order Coelacanthiformes) are an ancient group of lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) in the class Actinistia. [2] [3] As sarcopterygians, they are more closely related to lungfish and tetrapods (which includes amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) than to ray-finned fish.
A group of friends exploring the waters off La Jolla Cove on Saturday came across a sea creature unlike anything they'd ever seen: a 12-foot-long rare fish from the depths of the ocean.
Sea-bee – Fish-tailed bee; Sea-lion; Sea monk (Medieval folklore) – Fish-like humanoid; Sea monster (Worldwide) – Giant, marine animals; Sea serpent (Worldwide) – Serpentine sea monster; Sea-Wyvern – Fish-tailed wyvern; Seko – Water spirit which can be heard making merry at night
The fish spotted by oceangoers on August 10 was 12 feet long, according to the institution. The fish had already died at the time of the discovery, and was found near the shores of La Jolla Cove.
Oarfish that washed ashore on a Bermuda beach on 3 March 1860: the fish was 16 ft (4.9 m) long and described at the time as a sea serpent. [ 36 ] The slender oarfish, ( 竜 宮の使い "Ryūgū-No-Tsukai"), known in Japanese folklore as the 'Messenger from the Sea God's Palace ', is said to portend earthquakes . [ 26 ]
The study of prehistoric fish is called paleoichthyology. A few living forms, such as the coelacanth are also referred to as prehistoric fish, or even living fossils, due to their current rarity and similarity to extinct forms. Fish which have become recently extinct are not usually referred to as prehistoric fish.
A dead oarfish found along the Southern California coast marks the state's third sighting of the so-called "doomsday fish" this year.. The roughly 10-foot oarfish was discovered on Nov. 6. at a ...