Someone Found A Washed-Up 100lb Opah Fish On The Beach

In the morning of July 15, 2021, a 100-pound tropical fish was found washed ashore on Sunset Beach, Oregon. The three and a half foot long fish looked unfamiliar so the people who discovered it have to take photos of it and report it to the Seaside Aquarium. When the aquarium staff arrived to recover the fish, they find out that the large fish is an opah, also commonly known as moonfish. This particular species is unheard of in the area and is not native to Oregon.

Researchers have been attempting to study these elusive sea creatures. But the fact that they live in the depths of the ocean makes it more difficult. Sightings of them free-swimming in the water are pretty rare. It also doesn't help that opahs are camera-shy creatures and they don't usually congregate in large groups like other commercially valuable fishes. The discovery of the 100-pound opah fish should help further the research on these mysterious species. Seaside Aquarium reveals that the tropical fish will be frozen until the school year starts. And one lucky group of researchers will get the opportunity to dissect the large fish.