According to current knowledge, the moonfish (Mola tecta) is to be found only in the southern hemisphere, but one specimen of this rare giant fish has recently traveled to the coast of California. The species is known since 2017.
On the beach at Santa Barbara, the corpse of the animal appeared on February 20, and experts later confirmed that it was indeed a representative of the species identified only in 2017. The AP reported. The University of Santa Barbara (UCSB) said it was one of the first mysterious animals on Sands Beach to see one of the trainees who immediately alerted conservationist Jessica Nielsen, working at the Coal Oil Point Nature Reserve. Nielsen first thought she was dealing with a local kind of monthly and shared a picture of a fish more than two meters on the Internet. The exact classification of the animal has been argued for several days, and Marianne Nyegaard, who formally introduced the hidden world monthly, was also involved in the discussion. First, however, she didn't want to confirm the identity of the Californian finding because the primary photos did not clearly show some cognitive features and also because the fish appeared so far from the known occurrence area. But after delivering more photos, Nyegaard said "almost fell out of her chair" as she told CNN. "When better photos came, I thought there could be no doubt. It is fascinating to think about what led this creature to overcome the equator, ”she added. APs are strange-looking, flat and oval fish with fins that resemble wings, AP wrote. The weight of the beach fish at Santa Barbara is unknown, but according to the BBC news server, the latest species are larger than the others and can weigh up to two tons. Experts believe that the monthly magazine seeks less water, such as the shores of Chile and New Zealand.
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