Oarfish linked to Los Angeles earthquake. Photo: Getty Images/Illustrative
After reporting Monday 12th in August an earthquake of magnitude 4.4 in the city of Los Angelesthey announce that last weekend, in the San Diego shoresfrom the same state of California, found a specimen of the so-called “doomsday fish”, which measured about 3.5 meters.
Now the question arises as to whether the two events are related.
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Doomsday fish found floating in San Diego
The images, which have already circulated on social mediathey evidenced when kayakers and people who were diving were holding the animal.
In a second video, the fish, also known like oarfishthey place it in the back from a vanwhich due to its size the lid of the box is open.
US media reported that the vertebrate was found floating on the shores of La Jolla Shores during the afternoon of Saturday 10th August.
A group of people had to collaborate to take the ground specimen and hand it over to specialists on the subject.
Only 20 oarfish have appeared in California since 1901
In this regard, Scripps Institution of Oceanographya department at the University of California, detailed that it is very rare to find an oarfish in the area. To date, only 20 fish of this species have appeared in California since 1901.
Scientists from the Fisheries Science Center from NOAA Southwest and Scripps Oceanography They performed an autopsy in order to determine the cause of death.
In Regarding the relationship of the appearance of the fish of final judgment with earthquakesthe Scripps Institution of Oceanography said experts have debunked this claim.
