May 16, 2021
This incredible deep sea fish washed up on shore in Crystal Cove State Park’s Marine Protected Area (MPA). There are more than 200 species of anglerfish worldwide and this particular fish is most likely the Pacific Football Fish. Only females possess a long stalk on the head with bioluminescent tips used as a lure to entice prey in the darkness of waters as deep as 3,000 feet! #scienceworks #oceanlife #ocean #discovery #newudates #newdiscovery https://www.instagram.com/p/CO6y1ANjM3U/?igshid=1ikvuduti6lfw