Penis fish were found on the shore in Argentina. Image via Twitter @majin_bas
Bizarre! Loads of ‘penis fish’ washed off on shore [watch]
Thousands of urechis unicinctus, also known as penis fish washed off on shore in Argentina on Monday, 17 July.
Penis fish were found on the shore in Argentina. Image via Twitter @majin_bas
Thousands of so-called ‘Penis Fish’ washed up on shore in the north of Rio, Argentina after a heavy storm on Monday, 17 July, leaving several people in awe of the bizarre phenomenon, the Daily Mail reported.
THOUSANDS OF ‘PENIS FISH’ FOUND IN ARGENTINA
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The term ‘penis fish’ derives from the strange body of the urechis unicinctus. Although many people havent seen a urechis unicinctus with their own eyes, it’s said that locals in Argentina are not infrequent with the grim-like sea worms as they have previously lined up on shore in the country’s south another time.
Upon evaluation of the so-called penis fish, it was discovered that the sea creatures measured an estimated ten inches. According to the Bio Med Central, the sea creature prefer to live in mud and can tolerate and utilise well-known toxicant-sulfide. The sea creatures come in shades of yellow and brown and have silky smooth skin, A-Z Animal said.
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MORE ABOUT THE URECHIS UNICINCTUS
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Although they are common in Asia, in 2019, a school of penis fish washed off on a beach in California, about 50 miles north of San Francisco, BBC reported. And, although they are formally known as urechis unicinctus and penis fish, they also go by innkeeper worms.
“I’ve heard my share of imaginative theories from beachcombers, such as flotsam of a wrecked bratwurst freighter,” Ivan Parr, a biologist from the Western Section of the Wildlife Society was quoted as saying by the New York Post after he’d seen the strange looking worms.
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Penis fish can live up to 25 years, are omnivores by nature, and can also be eaten by humans. They are a delicacy in some countries including South Korea, China, and Japan. They are also prey to birds, sharks, rays, and groupers.
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