Bizarre, See-Through Creature Caught Off New Zealand Coast Baffles Local Fisherman

January 23, 2014

A New Zealand fisherman could not believe his eyes when he caught this bizarre, translucent sea creature swimming along the water's surface.

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Stewart Fraser was fishing with his two sons when he spotted the shrimp-like creature.

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"It felt scaly and was quite firm, almost jelly like, and you couldn't see anything inside aside from this orange little blob inside it," said Fraser.

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The National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth told MailOnline she believes the creature is a Salpa maggiore (Salpa maxima).

Source: MailOnline


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