SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) — The Seaside Aquarium says a fish rarely found on the Oregon Coast washed up on Sunset Beach north of Seaside. KGW reports a 3.5-foot, 100-pound opah was reported to the aquarium Wednesday. Sunset Beach is located between Seaside and Warrenton on the northern coast. Aquarium officials said on social media that staff recovered it and that it created a stir at the Aquarium where folks were encouraged to see the “beautiful and odd looking fish.” Officials say the fish will be dissected by a school group. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says opah, also known as moonfish, are warm-blooded fish that typically live in tropical and temperate waters in open ocean.
Tropical fish rare to Oregon Coast found on beach
