This freaky monstrosity from the deepest sea turned up on a California beach

This is the Pacific Football Fish a denizen of the deep sea that's almost never seen intact. But this unlucky feller washed up in Crystal Cove State Park in Newport Beach, California.

From the park's Facebook page:

There are more than 200 species of angler fish worldwide and this particular fish is most likely the Pacific Football Fish.

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