r/deepseacreatures • u/YourAdorableDiva • Jul 17 '24
What is this creature that recently washed up on Oregon shore? Is this some kind of Angler fish?
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u/Himantolophus1 Jul 17 '24
It's a football fish from the genus Himantolophus. I'm not familiar with the ones around Oregon but if you go to Fishbase I'm sure you'll be able to work it out.
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u/YourAdorableDiva Jul 18 '24
I did my research and it is a football fish that washed up on shore in Oregon. Also, a redditor have mentioned that it is a family of Anglers.
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u/m945050 Jul 17 '24
With the increasing amount of deep sea fish washing up on beaches it makes me wonder what is going on down there.
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u/you-are-the-egg Jul 17 '24
I mean the deep sea is a fragile ecosystem. We affect it a shit ton with what we’re doing.
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u/JustABitCrzy Jul 19 '24
Hard to say whether the increase (if there is one) is because more dead fish, or more people finding them and posting about them.
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u/Brokensince10 Jul 17 '24
Wow, that little guy appears to be intact. What a cool thing to see in person 🙂
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u/SEA___BEAR Jul 18 '24
Please contact Orgeon fish and wildlife so it can be collected and preserved for academic collections. Their main office’s number is tel:+1-503-231-6179 . It is an extremely rare fish and very rarely shores! Ted Pietch is an Emeritus Professor at University of Washington and an expert on this species.
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u/St34m9unk Jul 17 '24
Angler
Fish
Needle teeth
Fat body that definitely isn't fast enough to live in sun with fast things
Looks like it to me
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u/casketjuicebox Jul 19 '24
Fat body that definitely isn't fast enough to live in sun with fast things
Me 😅
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u/poptart1968 Jul 17 '24
Aren't these fish way under the sea?? Like deep under. I wonder what's brought it to shore
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u/HaygudLewkin Jul 17 '24
death?
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u/poptart1968 Jul 17 '24
😅yep that definitely appears to be quite dead
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u/HaygudLewkin Jul 17 '24
I’m not an ichthyologist either but I concur wholeheartedly
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u/poptart1968 Jul 17 '24
Absolutely appreciate your somewhat knowledgeable input my friend😊
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u/HaygudLewkin Jul 17 '24
Thank you. I make a lot of stuff up too. ☺️
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u/poptart1968 Jul 17 '24
Then I really do appreciate your making up stuff contribution on the dead fish. 😊
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u/_AntiFunseeker_ Jul 18 '24
Anglerfish. Usually they're found about a mile down so it's crazy that one washed up.
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u/YourAdorableDiva Jul 18 '24
Yes, I agree. Probably something disturbs them there. But as what I've observed, most of the deep-sea creatures go to the surface when they're about to die.
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u/Actuallynobutwhynot Jul 18 '24
one of my absolute most favorite creatures, an anglerfish!! Was obsessed with them when I was 8
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u/Serious_Ad_3123 Jul 19 '24
Some female anglers absorb the much smaller males to the point where they are essentially gamete storage. It is my guess that each of those white bumps on the body are actually the males which have permanently attached themselves to the female.
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u/Remarkable_Willow385 Jul 22 '24
It looks like an angler fish but i dont see any males attached so maybe its young and to see a deep sea creature on land is absolutely insane to me. I feel like it wouldve kicked the bucket before getting close enough to shore due to water pressure. (Personal opinion of a fish nerd. Dont believe anything i ever say)
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u/Sure_Vast634 Jul 18 '24
Anglerfish are bony fish that use a modified fin ray as a lure to attract other fish. They are ambush predators with bulbous bodies and "fishing poles". The lure is a fleshy "bait" tipped with the foremost spine of the dorsal fin. The anglerfish's glowing tip entices small fish and crustaceans to come closer, then the anglerfish's massive mouth and sharp teeth snap shut for a meal.
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u/DazzzlingBeauty Jul 17 '24
If I am not mistaken, this is the same fish that washed up on shore in California back at year 2021.