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fromwww.latimes.com
2 weeks ago

California diver documents close encounter with lacy, undulating sea creature far from home

It looked like the silvery blade of a knife. Peering through his goggles, diver Ted Judah had laid eyes on a deep-sea creature rarely encountered by humans. He and wife Linda were diving off McAbee Beach in Monterey County in late December when, near the surface, he spotted the undulating thing. It was some kind of ribbon fish, he wrote in a post on the Facebook group Monterey County Dive Reports. Kevin Lewand solved the mystery.
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3 weeks ago

Juvenile Deep-Sea Ribbonfish Makes Rare Appearance in Shallow Waters of Monterey Bay

A juvenile ribbonfish appeared nearshore in Monterey Bay at about 15 feet depth, photographed by diver Ted Judah and later identified by marine biologists.
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