The fish Oplegnathus fasciatus (Striped Beakfish. Barred Knifejaw) is a marine fish, with a range centered on the northwest Pacific (Japan, Korea, Taiwan), but also occurs in Hawaii, with scattered occurrences in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, including the Galapagos Islands (Froese and Pauly 2024; Ta et al. 2018). In 2009, this fish was seen by divers around Malta in the Mediterranean Sea, probably transported as larvae in ballast water. (Schembri et al. 2010). In 2013, 5 fish of this species were found alive in a Japanese fishing boat, washed ashore in Long Beach, Washington, as a result of the 2011 Japanese tsunami. Other fish were found singly. in a Japanese boat washed ashore near Seal Rock, Oregon, and in a crab pot near Port Orford, Oregon. At least two fish were seen, and photographed by divers near Monterey, California in 2014-2015. However, this fish is not known to be established on the West Coast (Ta et al. 2018). Juvenile fishes of many species are known to concentrate around floating debris, in open water, as a source of prey and a refuge from predators. However, the long-distance transport of multiple O. fasciatus (including those not seen or caotured) probably reflects the scale and volume of debris transported by the tsunami.