Petrel Cove, SA: Mystery sea creature washes up along popular beach trends now
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A mysterious creature has washed up on a popular beach, sparking a divided reaction from shocked locals and visitors.
Beachgoers originally thought it was a big rock when they first spotted the 2.7m wide marine monster at Petrel Cove near Encounter Bay along South Australia's south coast last weekend.
Stunned locals shared pictures and videos of the carcass to social media.
While some were excited to come across the 'amazing' discovery, others described it as 'sad to see'.
South Australia Museum has since confirmed that the creature is 'almost certainly a bump-head sunfish'.
The dead sunfish, which is partially buried in the sand, has brought a steady stream of visitors to the beach, despite its strong odour.
Measuring 2.7m wide, some people first thought the giant sunfish was a large rock
Local Dani Brown though the giant sunfish was 'pretty cool' and posed beside it to show the scale and size of the creature
It has also since gone viral online.
'Wow! The dead sunfish, which is partially buried in the sand, has brought a steady stream of visitors to the beach, despite its strong odour. sighting,' one viewer commented.
Another added: 'Amazing. I wonder how prolific they are?'
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