A terrifying predator from the darkest parts of the ocean has been found dead on the sunny shores of California, in a rare. There are more than 200 species of angler fish worldwide and this particular fish is most likely the Pacific Football Fish. The fish use a fleshy, bioluminescent lure from their heads to attract prey. WATCH: Football fish washes up on California beach May 12, 2021. This deep sea fish washed up on shore in Crystal Cove State Park. It is usually found 2,000 to 3,000 feet beneath the sea, where sunlight doesn't penetrate, according to the California Academy of Sciences. In case anyone needed a reminder of how scary the ocean is, a fish known as the Pacific football fish washed up on the shores of Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Beach, California. "At first I thought it was a - like a jellyfish or something, and then I went and looked at it a little more carefully, and some other people were gathered around it too, and then I saw that it was this very unusual fish.It's the stuff of nightmares - mouth almost looked bloody! I'd say it was nearly a foot long," Beiler told local media, according to Storyful. 13 when it washed up at Torrey Pines State Beach. It's called the Pacific footballfish, and it's one of the larger anglerfish species. A rare, monstrous-looking fish recently washed ashore in San Diego, California. SAN DIEGO, California - This is really the stuff of nightmares. USA Today notes that the fish is currently in custody of the California Department of Fish & Wildlife."It's the stuff of nightmares!" A rare, monstrous-looking fish normally found thousands of feet deep in the ocean washed ashore at Torrey Pines State Beach in San Diego. A monstrous-looking fish normally found thousands of feet deep in the ocean washed up on a California beach. Residing in ocean waters as deep as 3,000 feet, her light attracts prey in the dark, murky waters of her home. The female Pacific Football Fish is one of about 1,500 bioluminescent fish, meaning she is able to emit light. An 18-inch female black anglerfish washed up on the shore of Newport Beach on May 2. Males latch onto the female with their teeth and become 'sexual parasites,' eventually coalescing with the female until nothing is left of their form but their testes for reproduction."
While 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. The representatives described some of the outstanding features of the rarely-seen animal in a Facebook post, saying, "Their 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. California is known for its beautiful beaches and scenic views, but not even the Golden State can get away from the creatures that lurk in its waters. State Park representatives said it's pretty rare to find an angler fish intact, and they aren't quite sure how the fish washed ashore. Toothy species of angler usually 3,000 feet deep - Jordan Mendoza. Most of the footballfish discovered wash ashore with completely empty stomachs. Unique in appearance, the Pacific Football Fish was quickly spotted by a beachgoer who reported it to officials. (Ben Estes) In modern day Newport Beach, a cousin to the deep-sea creature washed ashore last week, far from its normal clime. After X-rays and a quick peek inside, the scientists discovered she had sand in her belly. Representatives with Crystal Cove State Park Pacific say a type of Angler Fish called a Pacific Football Fish washed up on the shores of Newport Beach, about 60 miles south of Santa Monica. CRYSTAL COVE, California - A rarely-seen fish that lives thousands of feet deep in the ocean somehow managed to wash up on the shore of a California Beach on Friday, CNN reports.
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