This striped beakfish is a long way from home.<br/> <br />Usually found in Asian coral reefs, it's travelled 8,000 kilometres to the United States.<br/> <br />Wildlife officials in Washington State found the unusual stowaway aboard a Japanese boat that's believed to have been washed ashore with debris from the 2011 tsunami.<br/> <br />The fish appeared to have survived by feeding on marine life in a bait box in the boat.<br/> <br />It's now being studied by scientists at the Seaside Aquarium in Oregon, where it's become a popular attraction for visitors.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(English) KEITH CHANDLER, SEASIDE AQUARIUM GENERAL MANAGER, SAYING:<br/> <br />"Actually people are pretty fascinated about seeing this fish and the fact that it came all the way over from Japan in the debris, so it has been a pretty cool event."<br/> <br />The tsunami battered the northeast coast of Japan killing more than 19,000 people and sparking a nuclear crisis.
