Pacific football fish...

[Ken Jones]

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/rare-...plete-darkness-washes-ashore-on-oregon-beach/

 

[moonshine]

Interesting fish. One washed up at Crystal Cove in October, 2023. I wonder if this is an increasing trend.
Their mating rituals are pretty interesting.

 

[moonshine]

So the male is about an inch and a half long and forms a parasitic bond with the female. It's a little bizarre.