Curiously, the Pacific football fish, with spiny teeth and a bulb on its head, is the third to wash ashore this year
The latest discovery, a female that measures about 15 inches and weighs 5.5lb, was in almost perfect condition aside from some slight scuffs and a small missing chunk probably caused by a curious seagull. She’s spiny but flabby, Frable said, and he could feel several big lumps in her abdomen. After X-rays and a quick peek inside, the scientists discovered she had sand in her belly. Most of the footballfish discovered wash ashore with completely empty stomachs.
The other recently acquired Pacific footballfish, which was discovered in Orange county’s Crystal Cove
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