The appearance of a huge and terrifying fish alert scientists – 01/03/2019

American scientists have confirmed the appearance of a huge marine species stranded on a beach in Santa Barbara. The discovery occurred last Wednesday. The biologists were surprised by the strange creature they called "moon fish" (Mola Tecta).

Dazzled, they indicated that it was the first time in history who find this type of species in the Northern hemisphereThe striking discovery, now under investigation by the University of California, occurred on a beach in the California coal oil reserve in the United States.

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The animal measures 2.13 meters long. The researchers indicated that they initially thought it was a similar and more common species of sunfish, until a group of experts studied and discovered that it was a fish-fish. moon, a species never seen before in North America.

Marianne Nyegaard, of Murdoch University in Australia, who was the first to describe this rare species, officially confirmed that the fish was a Mola Tecta.

"It was really exciting to collect the photos and samples, knowing that this could potentially be an extraordinary sighting," said Jessica Nielsen, Conservation Specialist at Coal Oil Point, who was one of the first to see the fish. All specimens of this huge fish have been found so far in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Chile.

According to specialists, the etymology of the species to which this strange creature belongs (Mola Tecta) comes from the Latin tectus, which means "disguised" or "hidden", since for nearly three centuries this fish to go unnoticed by the scientific community.

Nobody knows if this lonely fish has been removed from its natural habitat or is part of a North American population that has not yet been discovered.

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