Jan 13
LOOK AT THIS BABY 🚨
Photo 604056876, (c) Ted Judah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ted Judah · iNaturalist - THERE ARE OTHER PHOTOS!!
King-Of-The-Salmon Spotted In California's Monterey Bay In Rare Surface Encounter | IFLScience
While both are ribbon-like in appearance, king-of-the-salmon and oarfish belong to different scientific families.
Unlike the earthquake-triggering legends surrounding the doomsday fish, the king-of-the salmon’s name has more positive origins. According to a video from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), it was given its name by the Makah, an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast, who believe the rarely seen fish leads salmon back to their spawning grounds.
Kingly indeed.
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