Massive ocean sunfish washes up in Oregon

Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A giant fish described as looking "like the invention of a mad scientist" washed up on an Oregon beach -- the third such incident since June.

The Seaside Aquarium said on social media that a mola mola, also known as an ocean sunfish, was found at Hug Point State Park in Clatsop County.




The fish "has been dead for some time" and measured nearly 7 feet long, the aquarium said. The species can grow up to 10 feet long and weigh up to 5,000 pounds.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium describes the fish as looking "like the invention of a mad scientist," with a "tiny mouth and big eyes."

The discovery comes after a mola tecta, or hoodwinker sunfish, washed up in Oregon in June and another mola mola washed up in the state August.