Ron Delucia, Neil Osborne: FOUND - Rare sea creature — a 12-foot ‘devil’ — spotted off US East Coast for the first time

 An endangered sea creature that has long proven elusive has been documented off the U.S. East Coast for the first time, researchers said.

The slippery creature is a sicklefin devil ray, a giant fish known to dive to depths of 6,000 feet, according to a study published in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.

The rays, which can grow up to 12 feet wide, are believed to dwell in pockets of the sea around the globe, but their presence has never before been confirmed near the United States.
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In an attempt to redress the lack of official documentation, researchers affiliated with the Marine Megafauna Foundation, a nonprofit based in Florida, were able to compile sightings of the fish from a variety of sources, including scuba divers, aerial surveyors and social media sites.