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Cannibalistic fish with teeth like daggers appear on the coast: fear and bewilderment among the experts

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the strange apparition From cannibal fish with teeth like daggers and extremely elusive, along miles of coastline, it throws confusion among biology experts.

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Officials of Oregon State Parks (OSP), USA, communicated on their social networks that specimens of lancet fish (Alepisaurus ferox) have been popping up on state beaches in recent weeks.

The strange appearance and stranding of these famous cannibal fish, with giant eyes and fangs like daggersalong a stretch of coast of about 290 kilometers leave experts perplexed.

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Lancet or cannibal fish, with giant eyes and sharp teeth.  illustrative photo

Lancet or cannibal fish, with giant eyes and sharp teeth. illustrative photo

How is the lancet or cannibal fish

According to the information provided by the art National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from the USAthese fish live in tropical and subtropical waters a depth between 200 and 1,000 meters.

They have been known to migrate as far as the Bering Sea to feed.

Also, they expand, grow up to two meters long and have a sail-like fin that extends almost the entire length of the body.

Another distinguishing feature is that it doesn’t it has scalesthey have pores on their lateral line and their muscles are gelatinous, plus the portal RT.

The lancet fish lives at a depth of between 200 and 1000 meters, illustrative photo

The lancet fish lives at a depth of between 200 and 1000 meters, illustrative photo

Confusion of biologists in the United States

“Nobody’s Sure Why They’re Coming Ashore”OSP officials pointed out from their Facebook profile.

Daniel J. Kamikawaa NOAA biologist, he said Live science that “groundings in Oregon and elsewhere they are not exactly common or occur regularly“.

The specialist suggests that one of the possible explanations for these strandings could be the disabling diseasesThe effect of dragging storms or a phenomenon known as thermal shock.

The reference in that last point is when a fish is suddenly exposed to a body of water that is much colder than its normal temperature range, they point out.

In the United States, the coast was full of lancets.  Photo: Oregon State Parks

In the United States, the coast was full of lancets. Photo: Oregon State Parks

“That makes the fish go into shock and can greatly incapacitate and be fatal,” Kamikawa said.

But, all the same, these are unproven theories, and the appearance of the cannibal fish, for sure, remains a mystery. “

Source: Clarin

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