"A scuba diver in the Cannery Row area of Monterey Bay caught a rare glimpse of an undulating juvenile ribbonfish, also known as king-of-the-salmon, which is typically found a few thousand feet below the surface. As SFGate reports, Ted Judah, a scuba diver from Petaluma posted some mesmerizing photos on social media of a juvenile ribbonfish he encountered at McAbee Beach in Monterey Bay Tuesday when the water was particularly clear."
"Per iNaturalist, the ribbonfish's nickname, king-of-the-salmon, was coined by the Makah people in Washington state, as it's believed that the ribbonfish lead the salmon to their spawning grounds each year near the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Adult ribbonfish grow to be around six feet, and they look much different from juveniles, which have longer fins. While ribbonfish live 3,0004,000 feet below sea level, juveniles are more commonly found in shallow waters due to the different species they feed on."
Ted Judah, a scuba diver from Petaluma, photographed a juvenile ribbonfish near McAbee Beach in Monterey Bay while the water was unusually clear. The creature appeared at roughly 15 feet depth and displayed a silvery, undulating, narrow profile; Judah initially mistook it for an oarfish. A marine biologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium identified the animal as a juvenile ribbonfish, also called king-of-the-salmon. Ribbonfish typically inhabit 3,000–4,000 feet depth as adults but juveniles frequent shallower waters while feeding on different species. Adults reach about six feet; juveniles have proportionally longer fins. Ribbonfish propel themselves by passing a sine wave down their dorsal fin.
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