Fish with fangs are washing up on Oregon’s beaches, and biologists aren’t sure why

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One lancetfish was found alive and helped back into the ocean, where it swam away, officials said.

• Lancetfish can be found in any of the Earth’s non-polar oceans.

• They are primarily deep-sea fish, though they have been washing up along Oregon beaches in recent weeks.

• “No one is sure why they are washing ashore,” the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department wrote.

Serpent-like deep-sea fish with protruding fangs, bulging eyes and scaleless, slithery bodies are washing up along Oregon beaches — and biologists aren’t sure why.

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced Monday that numerous lancetfish have washed ashore in Oregon in recent weeks. Beachgoers from both the northern and southern coasts of the state have reported spotting the dead or dying fish in their local surf, too.

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