The rare hoodwinker sunfish left scientists baffled after it washed ashore in the US, until a marine scientist who discovered the creature off Australian and New Zealand waters in 2014 identified it via a Facebook post.
A rare hoodwinker sunfish that washed ashore at a Californian beach left scientists baffled when they could not identify it.The rare hoodwinker sunfish was identified by a marine scientist who discovered the species five years ago
Marianne Nyegaard said she was taken back when she heard the hoodwinker had make it all the way to CaliforniaAn intern at the University of California had spotted the 2.1-metre fish at the Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve. Researchers turned to social media for help to identify the creature through a series of photos posted on the Coal Oil Point Facebook page in late February.Ms Nyegaard had only justObservers from New Zealand and Australian fisheries would send her photos of sunfish they found out at sea.
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