Someone just spotted one of the weirdest looking fish washed up in Canada
A weird, crimson-coloured fish was recently spotted on the coast of Canada, and it's making waves on social media.
TikToker Paige Irwin shared a video of the red fish that she spotted on a Halifax beach on Thursday, asking any marine biologists to chime in with information.
The video — which has already racked up more than 93,000 views — shows the red fish stranded on the pebbled beach, presumably after the tide went out.
"It looks it's from Australia," someone in the video says.
Someone found the weirdest looking fish on a beach in Halifax 😱-📹 bodaciousbabe3000 #Canada #cangeo #CanadianWildlife #Halifax pic.twitter.com/Czteo2CksW
— Freshdaily (@freshdaily) October 23, 2020
A few other people have floated the idea that the red fish is a stone fish, or even a magikarp (that's a Pokemon reference, for all of you non-gamers out there).
The aquatic animal's red colouring certainly does seem a little fishy — but it turns out that it's probably just a sculpin.
Sculpins are elongated, tapered fish with a bulbous head; they're typically bottom-dwelling fish, although it's not uncommon for commercial fishermen in Atlantic Canada to pull one up in a lobster trap.
The fish are typically a brownish, earthy tone, but they can occasionally have more vibrant colours.
Atlantic Canada truly does have some weird-looking fish; from blue lobsters to slimy snailfish to the Canadian sea horse, you never know what you'll find lurking in the depths of the ocean.
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